After a busy day in the sun we have finally completed the second side of the mill roof and dismantled the scaffolding. George did a great job with the leading of the valleys and round this side of the chimney. Just one smaller side left to go by the courtyard and that will be thisContinue reading “Side two completed”
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Achies update- end of May
What a busy month it has been. It’s gone from freezing cold to roasting hot. We have very nearly finished the roof on the veg garden side of the mill building. The small poly tunnel is set up for the summer use of growing tomato plants. And 90% of the big poly tunnel is plantedContinue reading “Achies update- end of May”
Roofing project update
Well it is a bank holiday weekend here so instead of relaxing we are cracking on with this years roofing project. In the last update we had finished the steel sheeting on the front of the mill building and had made a start on the first back section. Since then we have re-pointed the gableContinue reading “Roofing project update”
So nearly finish the first side of the roof.
The work on the roof continues but the weather finally broke today. In fact I think I might have caught the sun. You have to love the weather fluctuations in Caithness, four seasons in one day. The photos below show our progress so far… Thankfully this is the longest side of the L shaped buildingContinue reading “So nearly finish the first side of the roof.”
Battling the elements
There is no two ways about it, we have definitely been battling the weather with this years big project. Days 2 and 3 were a complete write off. We are happy to wrap up warm and get on with the work but 70 mph winds and snow blowing horizontally is not what you need upContinue reading “Battling the elements”
This years BIG project.
Today was the start of this years big project. To be fair I have been securing the materials to complete it for the last couple of weeks. The mill building on our Croft is easily over 100 years old and the Caithness stale roof tiles have started to split. This creates a definite hazard shouldContinue reading “This years BIG project.”
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