

At Last! The Rendering Can Commence!
Whilst all the digging is going on, I can finally start with the wall rendering in the long room! Kev has brough his absolutely HUGE cement mixer over!! I could actually fit in it! Not perfect for the amount of mixes I need to use and takes a while to scrape it all out, but can't argue, we are using it for free, so that is great! I am using a lime "chaux" mix - 3 parts sand to 1.5 parts chaux and 0.5 parts cement blanc. The walls needed to be sponged down yesterday to get


Roof Leaks and Pointing
So, it is time for me to get on with chisseling away at the walls, gauging out the pointing to at least 1cm deep, getting rid of excess dust and wetting it all with a sponge ready for the re-pointing and rendering. I am a total novice, but have spoken to our friend, Kev, who is a builder and think I know what I am doing! Time can only tell! Whilst I am inside preparing the walls, Scott is outside on the roof, where he has spent a lot of time since we have been here, moving