Another really productive week.

Page and Gavin have worked hard to reinvigorate the grass around the trenching and we’re hopeful the areas to be reseeded can be limited to the three long scars of the trenches themselves. With the recent rain, the whole area is very boggy and there’s water sitting in every depression. The outlook of unseasonally warm … More 9th February 2022

This week we bounced back from our low-point last weekend, with huge amounts achieved by various teams mucking in and rubbing along together okay. On some days we’ve been into double figures in tradesmen, with double and triple parking. The activity has also kept us very occupied, with plenty of consultation and decisions to be … More 4th February 2022

Trying to get – and keep – the house dry enough for the critical airtightness work is proving very stressful and difficult. A delay in this, which is scheduled in 10 days’ time, will throw the programme for all the upcoming trades, but in turn needs work done by our window people and preferably (though … More 29th January 2022

We’ve had to cancel and drop out of several nice events that were lined up this week. Bev’s birthday was probably her dullest ever but neighbour Paul’s honey cake cheered us both up. We found a couple of steaks in the freezer and Bev’s dry January came to an end. It’s been a busy week … More 28th January 2022

Chris has come up with a plan to collect rainwater from most of the roof and use it to flush loos, water the garden and feed the washing machine. No one was very keen to install this as a package so we bought the kit and will get help to put it in as necessary. … More 26th January 2022

Bev’s tested positive for Covid – probably from book club last week. Headache, cough and cold but the inaugural fire in the bothy cheered and warmed her up! The fire might have made up for her being offered food from a food bank last week!

On Thursday Page and Gavin returned with digger and dumper to spend two or three weeks with us. They’re going to dig the trenches for the ground source heat pump collection pipes, install the rainwater harvesting tank, and lay the sewers, along with some other muddy groundworks. Getting this done will mean we can then … More 21st January 2022

An unscheduled weekend of internal work from seven MBC guys who had a gap between jobs. The house is (just about) dry enough to start installing airtight membranes and taping up the gaps – round windows, between boards etc. As Dave and Curtis complete areas of the roof, we do what we can to make … More 16th January 2022