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white heather barn

Barn conversion blog and a creative life in Derbyshire

white heather barn

The story of our project to convert some derelict Victorian barns in Derbyshire into a home

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September 23, 2016

Building Site

September 23, 2016/ Heather

About flipping time........we have scaffolding, so not quite a building site, but it is looking promising. First task is to install sewers and man hole covers down the lane (and BT cabling) so that is underway at the moment. Hoorah!

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white heather barn

A blog diary of my creative life in Derbyshire with crochet, quilting, knitting, embroidery, textile art and baking......and barn conversions

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Courtyard update. Footings for brick walls separating the properties are ready for concrete, and 'stoning up' for the patio. #barn #barnconversion #landscaping #footings
Bat watch! Good job he is a woolly bat 😂 #barn #barnconversion #edsmenagerie #crochet #dreamhome #ecohome
Ta da! Swipe to see the kitchen unveiled. We tried all the appliances this weekend and all is working except for the hob. Mark spark is in today so will get that fixed. It's coming along! #excitingtimes #dreamhome #ecohome #derbyshire #barn #barnconversion #kitchen #kitchendesign
Now you see it, now you don't......love the popup power point! We went over to the barns to do a bit of cleaning and check out the kitchen now it is connected up to the electricity. We need to do a bit of reading up on the all the shiny appliances.......so much gadgetry is great! #newkitchen #barn #barnconversion #nearlyfinished #dreamkitchen
Against all the odds (as the wind was dreadful yesterday) an army of roofers finished the dining room roof. The solar panels should be fitted on Monday and then the scaffold can come down. A huge milestone! All the barns are completely weather tight now.........except for the 'dream sauna' door (or log store as it is currently designated). #barn #barnconversion #roof #weathertight #dreamhome #granddesign #derbyshire
Welcome to our rented hovel. The leaky window is really bad at the moment, and now it's dripping in the so called 'kitchen'.ðŸ˜ąðŸĪŠðŸ˜ĩðŸĪŽ Can't wait to move to our warm and dry barn #cantwait #dreamhome #ecohome #derbyshire #leak #barnconversion #barn #granddesigns
Let there be light! It's great to see the lighting scheme we planned ages ago being fitted. #barn #lightandliving #barnconversion #dreamhome #ecohome #derbyshire #lettherebelight #industrialdesign
Heat exchanger, tanks and lots of pipes under the stairs. Who thought that heating systems could be so interesting 😂. There is also the immersion heater switching for diverting the unused electricity from the solar PV to heat the hot water #barn #barnconversion #dreamhome #underfloorheating #immersun #derbyshire #ecohome #cantwait
Engineered oak floor action....soon it will look like home! #engineeredoakflooring #woodandbeyond #barn #barnconversion #dreamhome #derbyshire
Foul water drains connected, and water connected. We now have working taps and toilets. The excitement is almost unbearable! We have waited so long for this it's difficult to believe it's happening. Take heart my hardy barn converting comrades! #foulwaterdrains #sewers #waterconnection #barn #barnconversion #dreamhome #derbyshire
Two rainwater soak aways almost completed. Three more to go. Long may this unseasonal spell of dry and mild weather last! #soakaway #rainwater #barn #barnconversion #derbyshire #dreamhome
Barn converting nerdy post alert! We have a working pellet boiler that is currently heating the under floor heating in barn 1 whoop whoop! Another happy dance. ðŸ‘Ŋ It still has its temporary elements - the hopper and auger are only to get it going and will be replaced by a 10 tonne silo outside, but it is certainly a huge milestone to reach. #barn #barnconversion #dreamhome #derbyshire #pelletboiler #rtbboiler #underfloorheating #aspireecoenergy
Boiler now has electricity so ready to fire up - unfortunately the contractors are busy until the week after next garghhh. On the bright side.........we have a light in the garage 😂. Our first light.....it's so very exciting. (I'm easily pleased) #barns #barnconversion #foreverhome #dreamhome #derbyshire #victorianbarns #boiler #biomass #districtheating
Downstairs loo and en-suite coming along nicely. #barns #barnconversion #derbyshire #loo #dreamhome

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