Starting the cladding

It was another beautiful spring day, warm and sunny. I finished the cladding preparation and got the first few cladding boards up.

Half a tin roof

The front of the roof was sheeted this afternoon.

All the windows (and doors)

Saturday morning came, and Angie Norman, John and I had the windows and doors in in no time.

By the end of the afternoon Angie Norman had landscaped around the front of the extension, making it considerably tidier.

More windows

This wee beauty is a last minute addition to the build (thanks again to Hugh Parsons http://hughparsonsdesign.com/) in the south gable and catching all the afternoon sun.

The reveals have been put around the first window here.

Windows

The first windows went in today. Two velux windows, the shower-room window and this screen which is pictured below. Saturday is the big day for the rest of the windows and doors when Cnocan Construction get involved.

Insulating the exterior

Saturday tea-time (9th March) and that's 95% of the exterior insulated.

Another week's progress....

We've now had at least 3 weeks of dry weather in the Ross of Mull, a few tiny spits of rain in the wind at the end of last week, but a great spell for building - no excuses then...

A buttress to the old, old house and then lime rendering applied to the exposed gable. A great job by two local contractors (who I won't identify until I get their permission). It looks fantastic and should compliment the larch cladding which will be opposite it.

One day last week I cut out the 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom windows, filling the place with light but I boarded them up again in case the rain comes before the windows and doors arrive.

Another view of the buttress along the back of the extension.

That's most of the roof formed and ready for the sheeting - when it arrives.