Following completion a couple of weeks ago of the wall insulation at the back downstairs, the front is now done.  Not a lot of wall here – but it’s the detailing that takes time.

A final detail.  I discovered the huge window is spanned by a steel girder.   It’s covered by a piece of wood.  The curtain rail is fixed to this.  So that will get really cold!  The coldest surface in the room could mean condensation, damp, mould.  I managed to remove the piece of wood, whilst keeping the pelmet (curtain rail cover) in place.  So that saves (a little bit of) work.  I then trimmed the pelmit to fit insulation in the sides (window reveals).

I will need to insulate the girder – for this I’ll use left over floor insulation, a narrow off-cut of those long grey XPS polystyrene boards.  Then re-cover with wood, and re-fix a curtain rail.

Next:

• fill fire place
• prepare walls e.g. where old light fittings, gas pipes etc. were
• get ready for plastering next week