Clearing out the Barn and the Forge

October 2010 and Steven was aided by our friends Pat and Leslie in some Autumn clearance of the barn (to make a new workshop) and to start to clear out the old forge. Steven decorated a cake to celebrate Ken and Jeanette's 25th wedding anniversary. Sadly, the trip was cut short as Steven's mother passed away during the week necessitating a swift return to the UK.

Hey! We've got a new roof

As a result of the gales in France in February, we found that several of the roof tiles had slipped on the forge roof; so we took the opportunity to get the roof on the rear of the forge re-tiled. So this was completed in October, together with the installation of a brand new back door on the forge, thus making it weather proof and no longer a home to the House Martins who had made the rafters of the forge their home over the summer. This will allow us to be able to press on with gutting the forge and starting to convert it to living space next summer.

There's a hole in my forge!

Finally, work has started to convert the old forge into our living room. The big old doors have gone and are to be replaced with a window; whilst at the back of the property, there will be large patio doors to let in lots more light and give us access straight out onto the garden.

Easter fun

Easter was spent sanding the bedroom floors and finishing one of the bedrooms. At least we have a decent place to sleep now!















We did some finishing off in the kitchen and managed to get the final wall unit hung.

When we were sorting out the hayloft above the barn we unearthed an ancient wooden lathe!











We spent some time clearing out the forge of the old ironmongery and got some help to remove some of the larger pieces of metalwork.

Finally, we also got the blinds up in the dining room and cleaned all the windows.

More Pictures

We got round to downloading all the pictures from our camera today. These help to give a clearer idea of just what condition the building is in.