The ladder and hard hats have finally been replaced by an oak staircase. Carpets have been been fitted to the first floor and oak latched doors fitted to all bedrooms to match some of the orginal barn doors. We are all ready now to move in, so we are going to find out very soon …read more
Lots of late nights and long weekends have enabled us to catch up on our dead line to be in before the clocks go back at the end of the month. All the internal walls have been painted and the barn is now looking more and more like a home. Reclaimed slate tiles to the …read more
After several delivery dates coming and going the windows finally arrive, putting the project back by several weeks. Once fitted the plaster can begin plastering. The turf has been laid and due to unexpected warm weather is growing well, the good weather has also meant the plaster work has dry out so we are now …read more
Work continues inside at pace, everyone has to muck in so we can keep to our moving in date. Feature stone wall using up our store of stone has been built, the old oak beams have been cleaned and treated and are being used to keep the feeling of the barns original interior. All the …read more
August has been quite a quiet month on site with holidays for builders but we have still managed to keep progressing. The house now has a name and the internal wood has been cleaned stained and oiled to revive the woods natural grain. Good weather has given us the opportunity to get the Klarjester fitted. …read more
All the windows and slots have now been cut out and the barn is flooded with natural light. The ducting for the mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system is in place and the log burning stove flue is fully installed.The studding for the internal walls has been completed and we have a stock of beautiful …read more
Installing the insulation carries on throughout June and with double thick layers now covering every surface the barn looks like the inside of a very large oven. The underfloor heating system has been fitted and screeding of the floors is underway. Most significant of all, electricity meters have been installed and we are finally connected …read more
Insulation, insulation, insulation! Don’t stand still for too long inside our low/zero carbon barn or you’ll find yourself encased in insulation. Celotex high performance PIR rigid foam insulation panels at up to 150mm thick have been installed throughout the building interior giving it a temporary space-age look. In contrast, traditional rustic 4 rail Lincolnshire oak …read more
Longer hours of daylight and good weather have really helped progress. In our determination to make this project as sustainable as possible, over 2,000 pan tiles have been carefully lifted, individually cleaned and now re-laid over a Klober breathable membrane. The hard work has paid off and the tiles look beautiful in the spring sunshine, …read more
The barn gets a face wash! All the stone is cleaned to reveal the full beauty of both the stone itself and the patterns in which the stone was originally laid. One of the barn doors has now been stripped back to bare wood and is ready to be re-installed into the building. We also …read more
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