New ceiling

 Another job done today. Jim put the plasterboard up so we can finish the ceiling in the hallway. Bit of sanding and some paint and it will look awesome.

Bruce put in some more insulation and put the last support in on the back wall for the units.

Jill sanded the new bit of wall and painted a reveal coat which showed up holes to fill.

It was good to see the mute swans near the shop. We are more used to seeing whoopers now.

We had the usual Friday foot check for Rob in Lerwick. It was good to see a tystie in the harbour almost in summer plummage.  Then we had a nice lunch at the Olive Tree.

Bit more demolition

 Miserable, windy and cold day today so everyone working indoors.

Bruce was bracing the wall where the kitchen will go to make sure it will take the upper kitchen units. 

The window needs to come out in here to as it leaks. We are just about ready for plasterboard.

The window Jim and Bruce took out yesterday will hopefully be dry soon but Jim had to smooth it out as Bentley walked over it!

Jim covered with boards, the hole where the door used to be. We used some Planks we managed to save from upstairs so when finished we won't see the join.

Jim also removed the rotten panelling around the door. It had got wet from the leaking window above. The ceiling here will be plasterboarded as the wood is not good enough to clean up.

Jill did some more sanding and painting upstairs.

Good job

 It was back to kitchens this morning with another van unload. Our nice new bedroom is currently storing kitchen doors, drawers and appliances to make sure they don't get damp.

It was then back to town for the last units. The lovely guys in Garrioks helped to take off the last work top which we think weighs about 150kg . Very kind of them considering we are getting the display kitchens as they are closing down.

 We wish them well for the future.

We got back just before lunch.  Next week we need to go and get the worktops. 

On our return Jim and Bruce had decided to continue on the insulating of the downstairs lounge but there was concern at the windows upstairs leaking under the frames. The window was soon out and then we need to wait for the concrete to dry and then it can be reseated. This has been a problem for a while so we are massively grateful

 

It can go back in soon.

The good news is that the North gable is now dry. Jim found the hole when he was painting and it has recently rained pretty hard. Brilliant. Just a small damp patch left on the South gable now. It was good to pop up in the attic and see it dry. The sparkies have also put two lights up there.

Unfortunately the emersion tank has stopped working so we hope it can be fixed soon. Back too boiling kettles!

More kitchen take down

 We unloaded the van this morning- luckily much calmer! Then we headed off for kitchen take down, day 2

It's a bit more complicated as the worktops are really heavy, but we got two thirds of it down. The coffee machine was a pain to get out.

It was back to harbour cafe at lunchtime for egg and egg and bacon rolls.

We will unload in the morning as it was raining when we got back. We are very grateful to Bruce and Jim. Doing it this way means we will have a fantastic kitchen that we couldn't afford otherwise. 

Kitchen mania

 Today Jill,  Bruce and Jim headed off to take down the two kitchens. We managed to get the small one down, and in the van.

We filled the van and car, we then got the splash back off the big kitchen, the extractor and the high cupboards. We will go back tomorrow for some more taking down. The quartz tops will be heavy. We did stop for a takeaway lunch from the harbour cafe

Jill picked up some bulbs for the new light fitting. Really pleased with it.

It was very windy today. The biggest seas we have seen.

It's hard to remind yourself these cliffs are over 100ft above sea-level.  With the wind blowing so much we decided it best to unload in the morning.

Bit more painting

 The electricians came yesterday and did a few more bits and pieces. We now have a new light fitting in the hall( just need some bulbs), one in the bathroom upstairs and two new storage heaters.

Jill spent the day filling, sanding and painting the wall upstairs. Need to get some more paint!

Tomorrow will be tough as we are taking d[wn the two kitchens from display.

Hare raising

 We are feeling a bit better  snd Jills antibiotics have started working so we wanted some fresh air today, even though there was actually at frost this morning. We haven't had many of those.

The sun was glorious so we decided on a local drive and we weren't disappointed. The sun bought clippy and his friends out to play. We saw at least 18 today.

Foula was looking beautiful.

We heard news of a pod of Orca on the East coast so we went for a look as we were close. We found them but they were a very long way out. ( one is uncropped so you can see how far out)

It was a lovely day