Moissac houseArts Festival in our road 2010Viewing the house July 2010Front bedroom before any workLovely sunny back bedroomViewing house and garden, we saw our first boat passing by end of gardenLounge and fire placeBasement stepsBarge Rosa, cruising by our house
September 2010 start renovating
Work commenced on basementKitchen work commences, stripping out old pipes and boilerHall stairs with the door to basementBefore the garden was tackledOld kitchen fire placeHall and LoungeGable window in loft after cleaning this roomTea room in Kitchen was set upKitchen tea roomJohn and Jackie dig out the basement floorMick giving John a lesson on how to rewire the house, drawing maps on all the wall'sThe first job was basement, a new concrete floor and tanking and the start of new wallsLounge and hall door's in the Kitchen taken from back doorJohn working in basement
October 2010
Garden is cleared in October by Tina, Irene and JohnTina working hard in gardenWe hire a big van and fill it three times, with all the material's we will need for next few monthsView of hall and loungeNew Stud wall's go up in loftInsulation goes in the roofJohn starts top floor wiringNew stud walls in the loft, built for the new electric supply and book caseNew ensuite wall is built in loftHelping hands are many in lifting and graftingJohn has his electricians hat on today, he has many other talentsIrene clearing gardenTina and I tackle gardenLunch's were many during Sept, Oct, Nov and DecDavid helps strip back bedroom wall'sRosie helping strip back bedroomRosey and I working on wall's in back bedroomDavid and Rosey helping with clearing back bedroomUrsula and Family visit
November 2010
Glass blocks and wall commenceNew loft window goes inWe now have light in loft, great window size, winter sunshine floods inNew wall window goes in, we can now look down into canalWonderful light in loft nowInsulation goes into new ensuiteWardrobe in loftWe have light, this hole took forever to make, wall's so thickBack bedroom is a lovely sunny room, so this now becomes our canteenLanding windowMichael knocks through the outside kitchen wall, light breaks through into the kitchenWe now have an opening ready for kitchen windowNew Kitchen window was addedJohn fits a new kitchen windowNew gutters and fall pipeJohn building glass block wall for en suite bathroom in loftJohn builds wall for insulation loftEric leanding handPolly helps me paint en-suite
December 2010
New Window goes in stair wellNew wall's now built in ensuiteWalk in wardrobe almost complete, door goes inStud wall's in loft almost complete - wiring in place, plugs for bedside lamps go inOur view from new windowColours of garden in Dec 2010Loft space with new bathroom glass divider is completedNew skirting boards are added in loftWe paint the loft then comes cleaning and staining the beamsRest and sunshine time in our canteen (back bedroom)Back bedroom, the old ceiling is filled, painted, the old light cleaned and re-paintedTina and I stack all the rubble from the houseStarting work on next door numberHelp from Iain, David, Tom stripping, filling wall's in hall'sIain lends a a hand for the day, plastering work on stairs beginsTom helps remove all the wall paper from hallLunch's in our canteen were often a celebration of work completedRestoring window in loftLocks and window furniture re-paintedLocks and handles removed from loft windowNew tea room in back bedroom. Jan 2011New stair velux goes inroof light goes in on stairsOur new windows are all now inTina and I painting back bedroom with first coat of paintTina and I staking rubble against wall in gardenTina and I work hard in gardenEarly snow in MoissacJohn and Irene, break for ChristmasMoet wins 1st prize in Christmas light competition
