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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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Such a pretty sight - a consumer unit and plug sockets. We are coming out of the dark ages at last! 🤗 #barnrenovation #barnbuilding #barn #barnconversion #whiteheatherbarn #electricity #consumerunit
Lofty ceilings are great, except when they need painting😂. To save time and money, we are doing the painting. I mean "we" in the royal sense😂😂😂😂 #barnrenovation #barnconversionblog #barnconversion #barn #painting #whiteheatherbarn
I spent a load of time at the weekend trying to sort out lighting for all 3 barns. It certainly wasn't light work (pun), but at least I have a starting point now, even though it seemed to consume the while weekend.#barn #barnconversionblog #barnrenovation #lighting #whiteheatherbarn
Roof works have been interrupted by the high winds of the last couple of days. Hopefully this will resume soon so that the chimney and boiler flues and solar PV panels can go up. Then the scaffolding can come down.#barnrenovation #barnconversionblog #barn #whiteheatherbarn #roof #solarpanels #flue
Electricity! Next is the internal consumer unit and plug sockets and we are cooking on......errrrrm electricity 😂 #barnrenovation #barnconversionblog #barn #electricityconnection #whiteheatherbarn
At last, the electricity connection is underway. It's only taken a year to get to this stage! 😱😂 #barn #barnrenovation #barnconversionblog #barnconversion #electricity #electricityconnection #whiteheatherbarn #Derbyshire
Homemade house sign! I made this last new year with help from the very talented Rob Rutterford. (www.robrutterford.co.uk). He very kindly fired and delivered my plaque last week. Thanks Rob! #barnrenovation #barnconversionblog #barn #robrutterford #pottery #homemade
Roof insulation in barn 3........and if you swipe to the next picture you will see felt and lats! Tile's next and then the flues and solar PV panels. It's beginning to look more of a home than a building site at last! #barnrenovation #barnconversionblog #barn #roof #celotexinsulation #roofingfelt #foreverhome
After all the kerfuffle over bat surveys I couldn't resist making this little chap and hanging him from the light fitting wires. Hopefully we will have a real light there soon as the date for western power is 11th sept, although we are saving the celebration until they have finished😂 NB will take some less blurred photos soon! #barnrenovation #barnconversionblog #whiteheatherbarn #crochet #toft #edsanimals #edsmenagerie
Look, look, a DATE stone. The gable ends on barn 3 are being completed so the roof should be finished soon. The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that the year on the date stone is 2017. All I can say is that we were very optimistic when we ordered it to be made! #barnrenovation #barnconversionblog #whiteheatherbarn #datestone #roof #gables
Barn 3 roof underway. It's a slow process now the holiday season is underway but looking for forward to getting it water tight before this sunny summer is over #barnrenovation #barn #roof #whiteheatherbarn
'Stable' doors installed at last. They look like doors from the outside and normal windows from the inside with block walls and window cill. We wanted to preserve the look of the courtyard without having loads of openings into the barns. They look fab! Oh, and the roof is going on barn 3! #barnrenovation #barnconversionblog #barnbuilding #barn #barndoors #whiteheatherbarn #wearegettingthere #forevererhome
Windows and doors in barn 2. A little bit closer to completion! #barnrenovation #howarthswindows #barnconversionblog #barnbuilding #barn #barnconversion #whiteheatherbarn

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