I have just returned from Normandy in France, where some of you will remember I have bought an old farm, which coonsists of the house and attached barn, another unrenovated barn and assorted stables, outbuildings etc with two fields. After deciding to take down the awful wooden cladding that hte previous owner had inflicted on half the house, the builders discovered that the wall behind was unstable so had to be rebuilt. Then the roof timbers were found to be rotten so have to be completely replaced before a new slate roof can go on. At the back there is damp, so a trench is being dug to find the cause. Apart from all that, putting new bathrooms and kitchen in and landscaping the garden are childsplay. Here is a record of progress in pix:
The old house and the barn with the wood cladding.
The wood cladding and the wall demolished
The new wall in place, ready to take the roof off!
And here are views of hte surrounding country that make it all worthwhile
I have been promised it will be finished by Christmas!
The old house and the barn with the wood cladding.
The wood cladding and the wall demolished
The new wall in place, ready to take the roof off!
And here are views of hte surrounding country that make it all worthwhile
I have been promised it will be finished by Christmas!
