Doors In - Just!

We now have doors and windows! - we did have a little problem with the patio doors though - the opening in the timber frame wasn't the right hight. Martin did us proud and got it in (just!). Thats the problem with big lead times for window ordering - you have to go from drawing dimensions, and sometimes what you get, isn't quite to the drawing specification. Anyhow problems solved and all's well in the end.

I have spent all weekend on the Fascia/barge boards, sanding/filling and painting. I managed to get one coat of Sadolin Superdec on all round the house. We really like this stuff - it's a lot better than traditional gloss as it doesn't flake or crack and you can just slap some more on top when it's time for a touch-up. We might put uPVC on the front Barge Boards (havn't made up our minds yet), just because the worst weather is at the front of the house.

Also we have managed to get 100mm Celotex/kingspan in between the rafters in 2 bedrooms upstairs. This is a right *%!@ of a job. When you cut the stuff it gives off horrible dust that gets everywhere, so you HAVE to wear a mask etc (very uncomfortable). I think you could say we are about 2/3rds the way through this job - mainly thanks to Jackys help (Lindsays dad).

It has been a good week for progress, with just a little to do on the roof, and the doors and windows installed. The roof will be completed next week and i'm hoping to get the 2nd coat of Sadolin on and the rest of the upstairs insulation completed. Then we can turn our attention to the guttering and get the scaffolding out of the way... that would be nice!