update Violet Bank
26th January 2010
Hello again after Christmas and the New Year. I hope every one had a lovely break.
We got straight back to it in the New Year and things are really happening at Violet Bank.
Just before our Christmas break we did manage to get the garage felted over and so things started to dry up a little whist we were away.
The pool excavation work is now complete and we took our first concrete pour last Wednesday.
The remainder of the steel work was then set up with the concrete shutter formers now in place and ready for the next pour of concrete on Thursday.
The main barn roof with the lovely Crooked beams has been stripped of all its slate and ready for the new spars.
The main of the timbers are oak with the odd piece of soft wood thrown in. I expect put in on an earlier reroof.
All the oak timbers will remain baring a small number of pieces beyond saving. But will be replaced like for like in local green oak from Graythwaite Estates.
Whist we wait on the beams masonry to the rebuilt structures can be carefully put back ready to take the roof.
In next Blogspot we should be able to show you the small barn conversion at Little Langdale and progress on Cartmel Fell as both are at the plastering stages and looking very nice.
Stay safe
Bye for now.