Farm House Refurbishment

Well here goes, my first ever blog. Please bear with me; it is all a bit scary.

I can’t believe we are nearly half way through January already. It has warmed up thank goodness; we had a bit of a panic with the water frozen in most of the cottages when we were getting them ready for the Christmas week. But electric heaters up in the loft spaces to thaw out the pipes meant that we eventually managed to get all but one up and running in time. It all worked out in the end and a good time was had by all over the Christmas and New Year.

After removing the Christmas trees from all the cottages we set about emptying the farmhouse ready for the workmen to start an exciting refurbishment which will include a new kitchen, bathroom, carpets, decorating etc. as well as the re-rendering and painting of the outside. The snow returned for a day or two as the old kitchen filled the patio area before being taken away in a skip along with the ceiling of the lounge which was in a bad way under the wallpaper.

Although still looking very much like a bomb site things are starting to come together: the wall is up for the new walk in wet room style shower, the ceilings in the bathroom and kitchen have been skimmed and it is now not possible to see through to the bedroom from the lounge. We spent the weekend looking at tiles and carpets, which I always enjoy but Ian is never quite as enthusiastic about.

I am looking forward to what the next week brings.

Caroline