It's That Time Again

Another frantic morning of activity before the builders left for a festive lunch at the Golden Lion to return refreshed on 3rd January.  Virtually all the plasterboard is now in place and the windows are well sealed.  I sealed up the trickle vents on the windows having thoroughly researched the situation you will be glad to hear.  Because we have heat recovery ventilation which works best with an airtight building the trickle vents were an actual breach in that system's efficiency.  The vents themselves are still there on the windows and can be easily reinstated at any time should the ventilation fail or be no longer wanted.

Three boring pictures just to illustrate the progress this week.

 

Now that the building is sealed and soundproofed it begins to feel really quite cosy, despite no heating just yet.   February half-term seems a very feasible target time for a furnished and carpeted completion of the interior.

The whole appearance and feel of the extension is way beyond expectations, even at this stage.

Had a lovely newsy Christmas card from fellow Restoration Man subjects Maj and Carol Nadry whose Pannal, Harrogate, hilltop former water tower (below) is simply magnificent - and surprisingly similar in design to ours - the original historic tower plus a fine extension.  Their planning problems much outweighed ours - which have been bad enough!  I do hope that Boris's New Golden Age for Britain includes a thoroughly good look at the planning system focused on encouraging the rescue of old buildings, especially if they are being turned into homes.