A very kind brother-in-law has left his laptop and modem with me for the week. It is great to be connected to the world again! It is a shame that I've tonsillitis ever since and today is the first day that I have actually wanted to use the computer!
We have been really busy trying to get all the windows in. The new glass arrived a few weeks back and I am so glad we got replacement units rather than fiddle about with the ones we had because they look fantastic. It has been a lot of work so far to get just the sash boxes in. So far each of the boxes has been slightly larger than the hole it was intended for (better than being too small I suppose), which has meant that the jack hammer has been working overtime! It has taken two weekends of solid work by Daithi and Cian to get 12 out of the 15 boxes in. But each time a box goes in is a big step closer to the house being finished.
This weekend should finally see the first sashes going in to the boxes. The glass is in all of the downstairs sashes already. Daithi spent most of all Sunday afternoon/evening perfecting the technique of casting lead weights. I finally convinced him that he should get a proper mask to protect him, but not before he had probably inhaled far more lead fumes than he should have done. The lead weights is last piece of the window puzzle. Better finish painting them!
Another milestone - we have ordered the central vacuum system. We went for Duovac in the end. The system is more powerful, a cyclone system and is cheaper than Cyclovac. Unfortunately we couldn't get it in Ireland so it is being shipped in from the UK. It should arrive shortly! Exciting times ahead!
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