Looking at some details

After a few very rainy days, today we went to the house and had it to ourselves with no one working there. We have been leaping ahead of ourselves, talking about blinds and curtains, so we wanted to remind ourselves of the window surrounds and which openings might not need any closures at all. I wanted to record some of the details of the wiring work that Rob has done and the plumbing done by Sion - all this work will be covered when the plastering starts. We were also thinking again about what kind of shower closures to have in the different places. I did a minor repair to the temporary fencing in case our local farmer reintroduces cattle to the field now that the maize has been cut. I think it's the wrong time of year for him to do this but I still have a lot to learn about local farming practices. We are hoping that we will very soon be able to put (or have put) a proper stock fence around the two extra patches of land which we are receiving, but for now the legal processes grind on. We are very pleased as we come to the end of October with this month's progress. We await another invoice from Pat which will take us past the halfway point in his work and billing. If we do indeed get the windows fitted as promised in a fortnight's time, the projected 6 weeks for plastering the property could mean that we will have smooth walls at the beginning of 2022.

this is one of the neat exit points for an extractor fan hose, hidden under the soffit

first fix for the downstairs shower room - the soil pipe will be lowered and capped with an air admittance valve to fit below a waist-high false wall behind the sanitaryware. The cables are ready for an illuminated mirror and a shaver point.

battens above the corner windows in the dining area

this is how the slope for the dining area's skylight has been created - looking through to E in the kitchen

first fix plumbing to which the kitchen sink and dishwasher will be connected, and cabling for sockets, oven and microwave

utility room plumbing for sink and washing machine

a study in battens, cabling, domestic water plumbing and sprinkler system

and again

all the smaller windows have lintels which support blocks, meaning it's easy to fit curtain rails if we so choose

this is the route of the armoured cable across the porch from the meter box (off right) towards the distribution box in the utility room

on it goes across the hallway between the study and the shower room

and here it drops, having gone along the back wall of the utility room

boards rather than battens above the sitting room's north windows

entrance to the sitting room....

...and from the hall

sometimes, it's take 2 when you're drilling

prep for the shower in bedroom 1's ensuite

the top of the flue in bedroom in bedroom 1 from the woodburner in the sitting room

spot the sprinkler head for the stairwell

upstairs heating manifold, with copper tails down from this cupboard to the utility room, and multiple cabling for the upstairs thermostats

the bay in bedroom 3 where Elizabeth will have her desk, with windows towards the back and front of the house

plenty of purple data cables ready for networking, with the black ones from the photovoltaic panels - all heading down to the utility room

from the left, lighting, thermostat, power, data and pv

not sure if this nice telescopic ladder is staying in bedroom 1's walk-in wardrobe - but it's good to know it's sprinkler-protected in there!

towards the hills from the landing window

garage corner where incoming water will join to the sprinkler system

looking forward to fitting out the workshop


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