May

A beautiful picture illustrating all the hard work and love given to our house.

Nicky & Robyn have now re-stained all the weatherboards and re-oiled all the window frames








The S wall just wasn't drying; compliments of the very autuminal weather. With hard frosts approaching (and their ability of 'blowing' wet plaster apart) we came up with the idea of using an industrial diseal heater using tarps as a 'tunnel'. The drying has now started but is ongoing as i type!







The nerve centre!

We at last found a cast iron in very good condition and Nicky has transformed it into the centre piece of our bathroom!

The final Plaster push!

After last weekend's amazing effort from everybody with the initial bodycoat application, the walls still required the 'final' bodycoat; to be the last coat until next year when the thinner lime coats will be applied (thus allowing for any movement in the plaster to show up).

This coat would be a similar composition but with finer aggregate; thus a finer finish. Greg, Nicky & Robyn mixed and plastered all week but the long S wall was still waiting. Again 8 wonderful people turned up on Sat and worked all day to help us finish that huge job. I am so humbled and full of gratitude that so many people, who are now friends, have given us their time.

Intersting the colour change due to drying. Initial colour is a lovely rich colour but dries pale.

Will probably try to repliacte the initial colour with the final lime wash next year








The S wall taken on a cloudy day; same plaster!

Hessian patches below sills to prevent cracking