Restoring an old farmhouse in Ireland
Bringing an old house back from the brink of destruction
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Part one – looking at basics
How it all began
First picture taken in 1998
Keeping standards reasonable
Assessment of obstacles
PART TWO – earthworks and drainage
Part Three -redoing jobs already done and talking about lime mortar
Letting go
Lime Plaster and Mortar
Lintels
Walls
PART Four – OLD AND NEW BITS AND PIECES USED IN HOUSE
Part Five – The Chimney – heart(h) of the home
Chimney – look familiar
Chimney dilemma
That chimney again – downstairs
Bedroom chimney – upstairs big room
Bedroom chimney – upstairs big room
Part Six – Partition walls – dividing up the space
Partition wall – from start to near finish
Part Seven – bathroom – not just toilet talk
Bathroom – floor rethink
Part Eight – Staircase – temporary/ longterm?? – make do stopgap project
Stairway to heaven
Part Ten – The Porch – first impressions count
Part Nine – let there be light – or even a window if you dont have superpowers
Creating window – steps
Stonewalling – the art of stacking stones
Stonewalling – part 2
Part Eleven – making a doorway
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