The first 2 weeks of this month focused on getting the last part of the trenches for the water mains and drains dugout. Despite the rain and wind, this was completed leaving the new water pipes to be shaped, soldered and laid. With the pipes laid, insulation pipe wrap was put around the pipes to…

Now the trenches are dug out ready for the new water pipes and drain pipes, work can continue on renovating the Annexe. One element required to get part of the job done is lack of THE elements aka rain, which at this time of year is a regular visitor to the Isle of Anglesey just…

With everything prepared for contractors to do work on the Annexe; replacing the roof, installing underfloor heating, putting insulating plasterboard on the walls, and installing a new bathroom, work to the water mains and drains has commenced. The first task has been to break up all the concrete around the left side of the Annexe…

Work has started on renovating the Annexe to allow us to live comfortably whilst major work is done to the cottage pointing the walls, installing underfloor heating and basically putting it back together. Photos make work at the cottage seem easy and quick. Although progress is quick, it does feel at times some tasks take…

A year ago work cutting back trees and getting rid of brambles took place making the section of the garden feel more open and bigger. A year later, as you will see, it was just as well this work took place. Otherwise, where would all the rubble have gone to? If the grass was cut…

Having pointed one wall in the downstairs bedroom, a decision was made to employ a Stone Mason to do the rest of the cottage. This gave time towards commencing work on the outside of the cottage. This lovely bench was purchased from one of our neighbours, which will be put to good use in the…

This month the garden got attention mainly with the grass requiring cutting. This opened up the opportunity to take some photos to compare how it looked in August 2017 and now. Meanwhile, inside the downstairs bedroom, the wall is almost complete.

Christmas and New Year have been and gone. During this time there was nothing that could be done to either cottage or garden due to the time of year. February 2019 saw the cold starting to lift and a transformation starting to come about in the downstairs bedroom.

With the cold weather looming in, this gave us the opportunity to finish removing the plaster from the utility room and also take the bathroom back to a blank canvas. First the kitchen. In the first of the following two slides, you can see the kitchen window is inset like the lounge and downstairs bedroom….

Most of August was taken up clearing out all of the plaster gathered in the centre of the floors in each of the rooms of the cottage ready for the stone walls to be cleaned and pointed.