Closing some openings!

On Thursday Bumpy and Dodo arrived, with Bumpy preparing to help Jaimin as much as he could.
The priority list has been established as windows, door, electrics and plumbing.

On Saturday they managed to fit the main room north window and set in place the bathroom north window, as well as work out the door plan. The door is a really tight fit and we needed Thomas's SDS to fix it to the granite blocks. Here it is being ceremoniously unveiled.

Bumpy chipped away all the concrete around the front door revealing a lovely old granite stone door step. The door was installed with 7 hammer-in fixings , 8 x 120 mm (4 on the hinged side).

To fit the windows, frames were needed which were measured and built from 2 x 2 treated timber. The windows were fixed in place using 100mm or 120mm x 8mm hammer fixings, as well as being screwed to the timber frames.

Main room north, inside view

Main room north, outside view 

We unpack the window, set it against the wall opening and get it positioned. All the window drip sills needed to be cut to size which was done using the oscillating multi tool. The window is then propped up again, this time slotting nicely in the gap, and DPC laid underneath it. The timber frame is measured out then made, the window is fixed to that, and the frame fixed to the stonework with hammer-in fixings.

Preparing the sill on the bathroom north window

Bathroom north installed. The one with the wonky lintel...

On Sunday we finished installing the door, with Bumpy mortaring the gap around the edge.

Once the the windows were in place it was time to address the very worrying 2 remaining internal lintels, above the east and west bathroom window openings. At first we thought this could be a disaster but in fact, the stonework held well and it was a simple replacement job after clearing out the debris. We used 4 lengths of treated 2 x 6 C16 in each, as well as a 2 x 4 in the east one (along the front face above the window) and a piece of 2 x 2 in the west.

Jaimin shot the videos below on a new app which works pretty well!