Design Update

As is often the case now we are getting some prices in for the work there are one or two things that have caused us to have a re-think on the layout particularly with regards to cost and practicality. Also, as the design has developed and we have got into the detailing side of the scheme a few compromises needed to be made to the first floor layout that we now don't feel comfortable with. So we have decided to go back to an earlier design and with a few tweaks.




 
 We intend hiding the staircase behind a wall that supports the trimmed out floor joists. I have some interesting ideas on the design of the stairs as I don't want to simply throw in a standard of the shelf flight that creaks and sounds hollow when walked up. I will make this a subject of a further post in the near future.

White out

The last two days in North East Lincolnshire has seen snow fall which has all but brought the region to a standstill.  On waking this morning and looking out the bedroom window at 7.30 it looked like a winter wonderland. I was going no where today and neither was anyone else.

I had to dig the car into the driveway last night and it was going to stay there. The roads were completely impassable other than by 4x4 vehicle. I would estimate that there had been at least 30cm of snowfall which isn't alot but in the UK it is usually gone within a couple of days and everything is back to normal for another year.

Not this year though and we are in for more snow and with the weather not set to improve for the next two days my temporary hibernation will continue.

We have just been sent this photograph of our house and the little lane. Snow has also started to fall in France in the Charente which is very early indeed.