Lucarnes

The stonework for both the lucarnes is in position. Once the uprights have set hard, they will pop on the two lintels then it's over to the carpenter and roofer. Because the stones are 'free' standing they have actually drilled a hole in the tops and bottoms of the stones and passed and glued a metal bar between each pair to add strength. The top two smaller stones on each side are actually one piece with a groove cut around the middle to make it look like two stones. Once it's all pointed you would never know.

The digger man was meant to arrive today to demolish the lean-to (new kitchen) and dig the foundations for it's replacement. Originally we just expected to put a new roof on, but when they dug out to lay the new concrete floor in the barn they noticed that the lean-to had no foundations and was very fragile. Hence the extra work (and cost). He's hoping he arrives first thing Monday or else our builders will run out of work very soon.

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