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Update May 2011

Lock Cottage Renovation

We have made reasonable progress with our lock cottage renovation this month, but not as much as I had hoped as our main brick layer has been ill. Get well soon Geoff!

 

 

Steve has seen it as a good opportunity to catch up on the joinery! All windows (new and replacement) have been made, painted (as per conservation requirements) and glass fitted ready for installation.

 

Progress this Month

 

Extension

  • Continuing to lay the outer skin of bricks, nearly up to 1st storey height.
  • Window templates created for the extension to build
  • Drainage has gone in on the road side of the extension    

Others

  • The new windows have been manufactured and painted
  • Glass and the window furniture has been fitted
  • The inside walls of the fireplace have been rendered

 

Continuing to lay the outer skin of bricks on the lock cottage extension

Continuing to lay the outer skin of bricks, nearly up to 1st storey height.
 
Window templates created for the extension of the lock keepers cottage

Window templates created for the extension to build
 
New windows have been manufactured and painted

The new windows have been manufactured and painted
 
Fireplace walls have been rendered

The inside walls of the fireplace have been rendered

Bargains This Month!

  • 10 Brass Crocus thermostatic valves £200 (Ebay)
  • Slate Worktop, reclaimed from a friend (Thanks Matt and Michelle)
  • 2 x Copper Tube packs 10 lengths of 22mm x 3 metre (Ebay)

 

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Alison Moses and her partner are currently renovating an 18th century Lock Cottage in Staffordshire.

Currently the property has been stripped out, back to the orginal brick and they are waiting for planning permission before starting the extension. They intend on putting as much of the original features back into the property as possible and have already taken the ceiling down to reveal the old purlings.

Alison and her partner will be completing most of the renovation work themselves and expect this to take a year to 18 months before completion.