Sunshine
At last! The sun is out and there isn’t any snow!
The stone blocks are thawing out, and we’re making stone fireplaces today with the workshop doors open and sun streaming in, which is a real pleasant change from the last few months. We’re working on a very large stone fireplace here at the moment. It is a variation on the one shown in our ’special commissions’ page. It is over eight feet wide and will house a massive old fire basket. It really will be the traditional big roaring fire. We’ve had to wait quite a while to do this job as the customer’s restoration of his house has been greatly delayed by all these weeks of freezing weather. He’s as relieved as we are that there are signs that things are going to improve.
He’s also got a large barn at his property, and subject to planning permission, he would like o turn that into a swimming pool and fitness area. If acceptable to the planners, he would like us to build him a stone staircase up to a second level, from which it will be possible to dive into the swimming pool.. if you’re brave enough!
The project is very impressive, and all the work being done there is in complete sympathy with the style and era of the original buildings. It is a big job though, as the buildings have been neglected for many years. Much of the stone detail has been either vandalised or stolen, and it has taken a great deal of research by the current owner to establish the original look.