Walls

On the inside of the house, a wall has been partially removed in order to make way for the downstairs WC, these are the foundations. Debbie has had to use her expertise to sort out some drainage issues.

The internal block wall is taking shape. On the left hand wall you can see the position of the utility window and the kitchen window (nearest), the kitchen sink will sit under this window so Debbie can see out!

The external walls are taking shape and you can see what will be the back door (left) and orangery with double doors. On the inside you can see (from left) the door into the utility room, the wall against which the oven will sit, under stairs cupboard door and door into hallway.

There will be plenty of glazing allowing light into the kitchen and dining areas, to the right of this picture there is yet another glazed door making sure that light gets into the hallway. The original plan to re-use the old stone has been shelved as there would have been a lot of work involved in cleaning it up and cutting it to size, we think the stone and brick looks fantastic so we are now unlikely to paint the extension white to match the rest of the cottage. Also there will be plenty of stone for me to build retaining walls in the garden.