This has been taking a lot longer than I thought. Been making sills and false lintels for the new windows and front door, then plastering over the lime/hemp. K has had to sieve sand through mosquito net because we can't find sand fine enough to do it! Also, due to me having a herniated disc, things have been even slower. Still, the Screed Men have just left and they're all set to go on Friday. I'm pointing while they're indoors. And digging drains (carefully). And making new boiler house doors.
Bathroom with slate (dug from the path) and hemp-lime walls. Going to make a new ceiling because I just do not trust the terracotta brick ceiling that's there already - it's very fragile and I'm not taking a chance. Laths counter-battened and screwed through the terracotta brick into the joists above, plastered with a very very very very hairy fat lime plaster with some sort of lightweight aggregate. Maybe vermiculite if I can find fine enough (1mm down) stuff, or maybe not, more'n likely...
Living room's now done - both walls now plastered. The walls I did first have now got hairline cracks all over them because the first sand I used was too regular in size. Hoping a few coats of limewash will hide it...
Same with the kitchen...
Wood trim to hide crap beam and old wall by stairs.
Found a double sink unit with a double drain board for 20 euros, so things are moving on and up.
