28 November 2015

It seems a two weekly blog will be OK. Our progress does not warrant a weekly update.

We have fitted the "new" old window sashes, after I had to have one pane cut. The frames were puttied and painted. It works smoothly. After that we started "Gib stopping" (Polyfilla) on the walls. The second coat was put on yesterday, with the intention to finish it today.

First we went to Hamilton to look for floor covering. We took Barco along, since they had their floor done recently. We found a similar click flooring to theirs, but it was quite expensive. In the end we found an alternative click flooring at a reasonable price. We bought that and returned home. After lunch we sat down to coffee, and I got up to open the window in the dining area. When I moved the upper sash down, both the cords broke, the sash came crashing down and caught my fingers between the two frames. Luckily Barco was still here to rescue me. I ended up with nasty cuts on my fingers on one hand. That means that I  have time to do the blog now, and no more work for the day.

On Monday I will have to  replace the cords and a glass pane that broke in the process. Hopefully we can finish the sanding and start painting as well.