Bring in the Scrubbers

Yesterday we set ourselves up to start sandblasting the internal stone walls. Pathetic! I don't know if the compressor isn't large enough or what, but the sand was just dribbling out. And it was recommended to us by an employee of the shop where we bought it.!!! It was duly repacked and will be taken back, (although I'm not holding my breath that they will take it back).



So, today, Sue started cleaning the walls with bleach and a scrubbing brush. An excellent result. We were really pleased that the stones came up so well. We think that, once we've mortared the joints, the walls will look good. Well, that is if we can get the hang of pointing the joints, and Sue began doing this in the afternoon. We will see tomorrow how it all dries out.

The other area where we've begun our learning experience is plastering up the joints in the plasterboard. Sue has been very negative about this, and keeps muttering about finding an english plasterer to skim the walls and ceiling. However, I've persuaded her to have a little patience whilst we (I) at least see how we get on in the Boiler room.

It's been typical Easter/March weather with sudden very heavy showers with hail or sleet. Unfortunately the cold wind has been blowing into the house through the openings where we are waiting for windows to be fitted. We're keeping our fingers crossed that everything will come together in April.