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December 2011
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At night (in case you can't tell). |
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(2nd December 2011) |
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The completed stairs to the fourth floor. |
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(3rd December 2011) |
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Looking down the stairs to the third floor. |
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(3rd December 2011) |
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An interesting early evening shadow. |
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(16th December 2011) |
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Jayes Park at the north end of the village. |
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(16th December 2011) |
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Here you can see the how the last staircase spirals as the tower narrows. |
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(16th December 2011) |
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.............and from above. |
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(16th December 2011) |
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All the studwork finished in the living room (first floor). |
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(19th December 2011) |
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........and here looking towards the stairs. |
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(19th December 2011) |
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The stud work in progress on the third floor (main bedroom). |
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(19th December 2011) |
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November 2011
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View showing the completed window in the mill base. |
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(19th November 2011) |
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Mill in the mist! |
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(19th November 2011) |
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The completed stud wall around the stairs to the first floor. |
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(25th November 2011) |
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Showing the cupboard door beneath; there will be cupboards beneath all the staircases. |
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(25th November 2011) |
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The first part of the stairs to the forth floor in place. All except two steps are 'wound' adding to the complication on this flight. |
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(26th November 2011) |
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September 2011
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The completed stairs to the second floor. |
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(3rd September 2011) |
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.............and as viewed from the top. |
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(3rd September 2011) |
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August 2011
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The stud wall between the living room (first floor) and stairwell. |
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(4th August 2011) |
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This stud wall again looking down the stairwell. |
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(4th August 2011) |
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The bathroom wall plasterboarded (acoustic grade). |
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(6th August 2011) |
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Looking into the bedroom on the other side of the bathroom wall. |
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(6th August 2011) |
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The stairwell between the second and third floors. |
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(21st August 2011) |
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The first layer of the wall insulation (35mm celotex cut to fit between all studs) behind the living room stairs. |
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(21st August 2011) |
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The next layer is 90mm Isover Timber Frame Batt, which is much easier to fit. |
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(21st August 2011) |
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The final layer is 12mm celotex over the studwork. |
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(21st August 2011) |
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And finally12.5mm fire retardant plasterboard (Gyproc Fireline). |
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(23rd August 2011) |
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The lower section of the staoirs in place so that the top part can be fitted. |
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(28th August 2011) |
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July 2011
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The first part of the wall insulation is fitted behind the soil pipe. |
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(4th July 2011) |
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Acoustic insulation was fitted beneath each tread prior to covering with a board to mount all the services on. |
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(4th July 2011) |
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The soil pipe runs up beneath the stairs so as to avoid running it up the wall. |
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(4th July 2011) |
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Finally I came across an old photograph that showed this window so we were able to reproduce it. |
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(20th July 2011) |
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As viewed from the corridor. |
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(20th July 2011) |
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This is a reversal of the famous 'boat in the living room' as I had to remember to take the bath up before the stairs were fitted. |
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(21st July 2011) |
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Stairs to the second floor temporarily in place (the wall needed finishing behind). |
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(28th July 2011) |
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The stud wall between the bathroom and bedroom on the second floor - this is the only floor which is divided. |
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(28th July 2011) |
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June 2011
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Starting the sleeper walls for the ground floor. |
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(11th June 2011) |
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Andy again to the rescue with his bricklaying skills. |
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(11th June 2011) |
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The walls consist of the perimeter wall (spaced away from the main wall) and two cross walls. |
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(11th June 2011) |
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The DPC (damp proof course) was laid over wet mortar and the wall plates bedded on top. |
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(12th June 2011) |
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This was left to dry a few days before the joists were fitted, but before the wall plates had time to move as they dried. |
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(12th June 2011) |
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Here you can see gaps for the airflow in the cross walls. |
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(12th June 2011) |
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.........and as viewed from the door into the hall. |
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(12th June 2011) |
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David fitting the joists - these were all screwed so as not to disturb the mortar bed under the DPC and also to prevent creaks. |
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(15th June 2011) |
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Joisting all complete. |
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(16th June 2011) |
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The stairs were designed by 'un-wrapping' the interior of the mill and fitting around windows and main floor joists. |
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(Drawn on AutoCAD LT97) |
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May 2011
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The plan was for Dom to point up a third of the height all around and full height where the stairs fitted so that we could start on the floor. |
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(8th May 2011) |
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April 2011
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Dom starting the pointing. |
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(2nd April 2011) |
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David framing the joists out for the first floor stairwell. |
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(2nd April 2011) |
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The stairs had to be drawn out in situ in due to the complex wall shape. |
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(13th April 2011) |
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View from the freshly ploughed field. |
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(17th April 2011) |
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I personally prefer the view from this side............... |
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(17th April 2011) |
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............especially from the bottom of the field. |
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(17th April 2011) |
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The author John Vince on a visit to the windmill - John has written several books on windmills.
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(25th April 2011) |
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The frost eroded bricks were cut-out next. |
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(26th April 2011) |
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The walls where the stairs were to be fitted had to be finished first. |
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(26th April 2011) |
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Ready for pointing and replacing the frost eroded bricks. |
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(26th April 2011) |
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All old pointing and frost eroded bricks removed from the last few walls. |
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(26th April 2011) |
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The main stair stringers temporarily in place so that the first part can be planned. |
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(26th April 2011) |
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.....and from a different angle. |
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(26th April 2011) |
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March 2011
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The Horsham stone for the front door step as quarried from Horsham Stone Quarry at Broadbridge Heath. |
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(11th March 2011) |
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To ensure both parts of the step look similar a large slap was selected. |
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(11th March 2011) |
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Ready for the stonemason to cut into shape. |
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(11th March 2011) |
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Andy starting to build the step. |
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(12th March 2011) |
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Halfway complete......... |
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(12th March 2011) |
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Ready for the Horsham stone slabs. |
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(12th March 2011) |
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The finished step. |
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Progressing with raking out the old mortar joints. |
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(13th March 2011) |
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Almost complete......... |
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(13th March 2011) |
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The first floor or living room. |
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(13th March 2011) |
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Looking up into the second floor from the stairwell. |
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(13th March 2011) |
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Looking down to the first floor where the stairs are to be fitted. |
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(13th March 2011) |
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Comparison between 23rd April 1933 and 11th March 2011. |
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February 2011
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Granary boarding at the back now complete. |
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(8th February 2011) |
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28th September 2003 compared with today - 18th February 2011. |
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The last dusty job is to rake out the interior brickwork pointing in peraration for re-pointing in lime mortar. |
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(19th February 2011) |
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This reminds me of when we did the outside, but fortunately not as large an area. |
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(19th February 2011) |
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The last two boards need to fit around the rafters beneath the eves. |
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(3rd January 2011) |
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All screwed together and ready to fit. |
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(3rd January 2011) |
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The last two boards fitted. |
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(3rd January 2011) |
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Granary boarding at the front now complete. |
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(3rd January 2011) |
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