New window into La Maison Blanche
A few days later once the concrete has effectively gone off I teturn to finish building up the side of the reveals around the new lintels. This ties it all into place and strenghtens it all up. At the same time I cast the exterieur windowsill and the one inside as well
Outside window sill is cast
And so is the inside window sill...
Next I can finish the lounge side of the reveals which entails reworking the interior studs around the new opening and plasterboarding the inside of the reveals so that they join up with the inside walls. A couple of coats of plaster, some paint, a curtain rail and I am done !!!!
All that remains is to remove the three steel ACROW probs that are were holding up the first floor durining the works – the new lintels are now doing that job instead.
ACROW props MUST go....
That’s it …. a nice new window in the lounge that looks as if it’s been there forever. It’s made a massive difference to the light levels inside and has given the whole room a much lighter, airier feel.
The new window at La Maison Blanche
Next job (so I’m told) is to remove (and dispose) of the kitchen from it’s current spot off to one side of the lounge/ dining area and fit a brand new one it what was the downstairs bedroom. As the bedroom was a large room the new kitchen will be much bigger with lots of work surfaces and units etc and will look something like Verte’s when finished.
To add to the the work, Nicola, not content with the existing hall door into the room wants it blocked up and a new much wider entrance made facing the lounge side (another stone wall to go through for me I see). This I am informed is so that the kitchen and lounge area `flow into one` — apparently so the cook doesen’t feel ‘cut-off’ when they are cooking on their lonesome
Once this is all done the groundfloor of Blanche will be totally transformed as the dining table will be moved to the old kitchen area which will free up a large amount of space in the lounge. In addition, we are removing the bunks from the third bedroom upstairs so Blanche will sleep five people in three large (upstairs) bedrooms: One double, and a total of three singles
I have instructions to have it all ready by 1st March next year (2015) so I’ll be starting in January- the odd photo to follow then !
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