Wych Wood
8th December 2008
The second of our projects "Wych Wood" is quite a large renovation near the Graythwaite estate south of Hawkshead. The old cottage and barn has been completely gutted apart from the external walls which maintain the original character of the building. A portion of the external walls which were in disrepair have been rebuilt using the original stones. The roof and lintels above the doors and windows have been replaced in green oak a traditional wood for this type of barn.Our skilled workforce with years of experience carry out extensive landscaping and walling renovations. Retaining walls and landscaping with unique features are now near completion. One of the features is a stonewalled seat using reclaimed oak from the barn, finished with some nice slate detailing. This will feature in a later blog. Once it is completed, we will be moving onto the internal work to maintain a clean working environment.
We use the Manitou telescopic handler as a labour saving device to lift heavy materials onto scaffolding and other inaccessible places.