The renovation will be finished by Christmas

Everyone wants to know when we think we will finish the renovation. We just don't have any idea as there are a number of factors at play, our standard answer is now Christmas...although we aren't sure which Christmas.

However we are working hard over the Easter break (who said break!) and we are up to some of the very tricky bits to hemp. Mainly above the highlight windows and then onto areas such as below. I hope to have another blog entry next week with some more progress shots, fingers crossed.

An old photo from a few months ago, however I wanted to show
the area above the windows and high up towards the roofline
that still needs to be hemped.

Grant preparing the timber to place above the sliding door near the
kitchen and bifold door near the dining space.

The angled timber will be placed on the boards to help support the
hemp and anchor it to the wall where it doesn't envelop the frame. 

Note how the timber has been cut to provide a hemp anchor.

Sam working hard today.

The set up of our scaffolding, tamping and hemping tools ready to go.

The parapet

Hemping around the parapet, near the link to the old part of the house.

That's me looking rather fetching if I say so myself, particularly like the
sombrero and knee pad combination.

Grant amongst the rafters hemping above the highlight window, not
the easiest of tasks, Sam also got to do some of this tricky stuff. Don't
worry Alan, we have left some for you! I, on the other hand was a bit
too scared to climb up to the very top of the scaffolding.