The decision is made to locate the rainwater tanks under the decking so
research is required to work out the options including tank sizes, where the
pumps will go, how the water gets into the tanks and out again either as storm
water or feeding the ground floor toilets. Some digging will be required to them in place but it will free up some
of the little outdoor space available. The pumps are best buried as well but
need easy access.
Meanwhile the electrician is hard at work getting things ready for SAPN
to connect things to the outside world with all utilities going underground. The
plumber has done that by connecting the sewer in 17 as well as the gas and
water for both.
With the place being predominantly water tight, the plasters start to
get the wall looking a bit straighter.
There are door frames in the original halls where they meet the lounges
and things look a bit like Alice down the rabbit hole with the halls extended
so arches will replace the door frames.
Decision time, do we go with an exact match of the existing arch or
compromise?
The existing arches would have been made in situ, the corbels and capitals
would have been made by the plasterers on site using moulds that would be
common with other houses built locally.
While an exact match would be possible, the easiest way to have them
both matching is to replace all arches which doesn’t fit with what we’re doing.
So a compromise, where old meets new, we’re going to match the corbels
as best we can but the arch will be square set but set at the same height, don’t
point it out and no-one will notice.
Most of the Alucoil is in place and it’s amazing how it seems a
different colour depending on the time of day or what is being reflected. We
can’t wait to get a better look when the scaffolding comes down.
While there are some parts of the cladding that will rarely be seen, it
is comforting to know the only maintenance required above the ground floor
level will be painting the gable ends.
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