WINDOWS AGAIN

 I know that you've been waiting for an update and I apologise for the delay.

Don the builder returned on Wednesday with a mate and in two days removed the second old window in the bedroom and replaced it with the new fitting ....

Old

New

.....  and took out the north facing windows and replaced these with French doors. This was a big job and I'm really glad that it was done so quickly. Today Don is doing all of the trim work. He was a cabinet maker by trade before being a builder so is good with architraves and fancy fiddly bits which he can manufacture.

The weather was kind and won't turn to rain until the weekend so hopefully today we can get a lot completed.

The old windows

Windows completely taken out

French doors installed

We had a discovery when the outer panel above the windows  was removed.

We had always wondered why such an ugly 'box' arrangement had been built above the bedroom windows.

When the panel was removed in order to install a new beam to support the french doors we discovered a bank of small windows.

If we had known of this years ago we would have exposed them,  cleaned them up and made use of them. It's too late now though as they had to go for the installation of the beam and a new panel put in.

While not meeting Robert's aesthetic expectations the new aluminium French doors will be weatherproof, soundproof and, when wide open provide a great view of the bay from our bedroom. The old windows were in worse condition than I realised with the sills and side supports totally rotted through. It was just as well that we replaced them as a big storm might have blown them in.

The next instalment will have to wait until all of the window trims are are completed.

Stay posted!