Violet Bank Hawshead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to the mild weather we had in the last few weeks the work on Violet Bank is progressing nicely.

The roof frame on the small barn is now completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The original crooked beams are blending well with the new ones made of green oak and with all the timber work complete the construction is ready for slating.

 

 

 

 

 

In the pool room, the underpinning has been completed as well as the pool pre structure, but, as you can see, there is still a lot of work ahead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The garage is starting to look smart thanks to the slate stone facing and two green oak heads above the doors. A two coarse slate tabling has been added above the oak lintels to protect them from the harsh weather. The roof is now felted and ready for slating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the back of the house, foundations are going in for the sun room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The roof on the main building is coming off soon and as the original oak trusses are not savable, they will be replaced with new ones made of green oak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This little structure next to the barn will become a biomass boiler housing that will also accommodate hot water storage tanks and solar panels.