Back to work
January 8, 2009
Holidays are over, it’s back to work. I started work on our Glendale property again, which is now officially in a state of repair. This is important as you do not need to pay Council Tax. A definite bonus!!
So far, the majority of the old lime plaster is stripped and all the old wiring has been removed. A point of concern: I cannot find the stop tap for the water, so I still can not remove all the old plumbing: toilet, bath, kitchen, water tank. All really dated stuff that desperately needs replacement.
We have now decided to replace the rather ugly concrete tiles for Spanish slate. this also gives us opportunity to replace the existing roof windows, which are quite small.
All the timber beams are still in remarkable good condition. I only found one deteriorated cross beam which can be easily replaced.
I hope to finish the stripping by mid February. Then, the first step will be to put in new concrete floors with a damp proof membrane.
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What a wonderful site! We visited Skye last year, and were blown away by its beauty and astonishing landscape,and its safe to say we fell in love with the place.We plan to relocate to Skye permanently in 2010, and interestingly are considering buying a plot and building a ‘Skye homes’ timber framed kit, so it was wonderful to find your site and read your experiences with your project.
I have many things I should like to ask you, do you have a available contact address?
Kind Regards,
Nick Horton