Renovation Diary: November 2019

1st November 2019

Due to excessive rains, we had some issues with leaks in the main building. The priority therefore became doing quick repairs and then accelerating the replacement of the soffits, fasicas and guttering. Also some of the broken and missing tiles needed replaced.

In preparation of the contents of the stables moving into the main building (due to some events in December), the floor boards were replaced and floor made good. A lot of re-organisation of the contents was done to allow more to be added.

We also started the tidy-up of the office so that the next steps can take place.

Gully that had a small leak

Just above bedrrom 3

Team fixed the ladies loo slates

Trevor replacing some slates

Guys on the roof

Looking at the existing soffits and fascias

Hall floor re-instated

Mixture of floor boards and wood panels for now

Bedroom 2 with floor

Floor boards down and tidy (for now)

Start of repairs

Bitumen like substance and specialised tape

Boiler now dry

Had to be protected from leak, now dry

New fascias and soffits

Being readied for priming and painiting

Bedroom 3 with a floor

Now with full floor

Bedroom 1 prior to work

Floor boards all up

Gully repaired

No more leak in the gully

Repair above the boiler

Slates were repaired to make the roof secure

Office being tidied

Shows the new electrical and plumbing work

Bedroom 4 with a floor

Floor boards re-instated

8th November 2019

Inside the pub we are continuing with the finishing touches. The building team are finishing off the banquettes in the front alcoves. The first of the Swan themed cushions have arose. And we even have new pictures appearing in the bar.

Painting continued with the soffits, fascias and guttering. A lot has been done but there is a lot more to do. Also we are awating more guttering to come so it will be a while before we are finished painting.

Outside the pub, we had to do a little bit of remedial work on the front wall. It now has some support and will be addressed with a permanent solution soon.

The Green Room School has started to tidy up the outer stables. This has started with the doors and the walls. This will be repainted. The stables will also be emptied and will be used for the Christmas Fayre.

Rob working on the banquette

Finishing the grills for floor level

Guttering ready for painting

Guttering stacked up in a row

Kitchen re-boroned

Back wall looking good now

More cracks in main wall

Quiet major in nature and multiple ones

Tony fixed the gates

Gates were levelled to allow them to close properly

New handmade cushions

In Swan material

Guttering painted with bitumen

On the inside faces, outside needs primed

Kitchen cleared

Only old equipment is now left in there

Temporary stabilisation of main wall

A bar along the wall with support struts

Lexie clearing up

Clesring up the old paint that has been scraped off

New artwork has appeared

Horses on a blue background

Painting the soffits and fascias

Part way through the painting process

Lest we forget

Large poppy mounted on the front gates

Tidying up the stables

Can see loose paint has been removed

15th November 2019

The pre-painted soffits and fascias started to be mounted on the roof. It has taken a lot of work to get to this point. This will allow the addition of the new aluminium guttering in the coming weeks.

Work in the kitchen started. The back wall has already been prepped with boron, and now covered with polythene and insulation material. The ceiling beams were re-inforced and a new stud partition added.

And tons of debris was removed from the dump behind the doors. This has allowed better storage of equipment and materials, as well as better facitlities for the recycling bins.

Banquette nearing completion

Seating in the front alcoves, just need painting now

New soffits and fascias

All the wood is pre-painted

New boards mounted

Photo taken up on the roof from the scaffolding

Repaired kitchen wall

New beams and stud partition, with insulation

Another view of kitchen repairs

Showing new beams in the roof

Lots of guttering to paint

Painting underneath the lean-to due to the weather

Lest we forget

Poppy on the main gate

Roof repairs looking good

New soffits and fascias from below

Rob sorting out boards

All measured, pre-cut and pre-painted

Polythene used for separation

Covers old wall in the kitchen

Dump area cleared up

Bricks restacked

Bins fit cleanly in now

The recycling bins now fit neatly into the space

Professionals make it look easy!

Rob chuntered through the painting of the guttering in quick style

Pre-painting the boards

In the coach house

Rob working on the roof

Mounting the soffits and fascias

Newly painted banquette

Final paint coat applied

The new "time" bell

New bell donated by Colin (aka Jock)

Dump space cleared

Can now store stuff behond thescenes

Gutter fixings needed painted too

Brackets, angled pipes, etc all lines up

22nd November 2019

Work started on the roofs of The Stables, with the street facing side made safe and water tight. Professional roofers carried this out for us.

Clearing work in The Courtyard and The Stables was started. Tons of rubble and waste was removed, along with scrap materials. It created a significant amount of space.

And toilet roll holders were added. Can you spot the deliberate mistake?

Lexie was clearing The Stables

Bit of a mucky face, but still happy

Cleared behind the doors

Tons of earth and rubbish has been moved

Tidying up The Stable doors

Scraping off loose paint

Moving furniture about (again)

To maximise the floor lay out

Recycle as much as possible

Five recycling bins all in view

Toilet roll in the ladies!

Just beside the baby changing unit

Professional roofers started

Stret facing side of The Stables fixed

And more furniture moving

Unfortunately there is no right answer

Storage area cleared

Tons of material was removed offering a lot of space

Toilet roll holder in the gents

A lot of people were asking so the team sorted them out

29th November 2019

Work continued on The Stables to make them water tight and improve the overall appearance. This is to make the stalls safe and look good. There is still much work to be done.

The floor at the foot of the internal stair case was permanently fixed. This took the volunteers a lot of effort to remove the temporary solution and make it good.

Some further work was carried out in the gents toilet. Fixing the last of the fireboard to the small patches that had been left. Also mounting an excellent picture donated by John Symon.

Ian fixing flooring

Just at the entry to the back of the pub

Lovely new painting in the gents

Donated by John Symon

Professional roofers started

Working on The Stables

Fixing last bits in the gents

Adding fireboard to last gaps in the ceiling

Moving furniture around

To see how we maximise the space

Even volunteers need to relax

Bas and Diana playing Yahtzee in the pub

final solution implemented

For the bottom of the internal stairs

New coat hooks (now gone)

Coat hooks were mounted low down, on reflection a safety hazard for kids and were removed
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