The big ticket item for the weekend was the construction of a fence and associated gates to keep the dogs in at night close to the house so they don't chase the local wildlife and also so we can leave the main gate for the driveway open so the lodger can get her car out when she needs to. Just waiting for the big thank you. Reminds me of that Simon and Garfunkel song "The Sound of Silence".
The new gate
The cornice is progressing and should be finished over the weekend. We have started making the overhead cupboards for the scullery. Most of the kick boards have been fitted. Towel racks, toilet roll holders etc have been fitted. We even have a clothes line.
After the great flood the weekend before last we have completed the storm water along the front of the house to avoid a repeat of the Sunday afternoon spent madly shoveling trenches and barriers and bucketing water to prevent granny's house from flooding, all while unknown to us the shed was flooding. Typical.
Still we probably needed a good rain to see exactly where the runoff would come from and we now have drains etc in place for diverting water that are effective. The driveway works pretty much as we expected and diverts the bulk of the water around the house. The other bonus is the water level in the tank is looking much healthier.
Still waiting for the plumber to come and finish a few things.
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