We got into making decisions… First, we questioned whether we should have door handles or door knobs. I (Emily) woke in the night thinking about how few bruises I have since moving to this house with doorknobs not handles!

Clare posted on FaceBook and got MANY responses, mostly preferring handles.

I found an amazing half handle, half knob. Turned out to be £1000 per handle, so not those! THen found some rather nice stumpy handles (Torie calls them Nandles, half knobs, half handles. Should that be Knandles? Anyway, we ordered one and liked it so this is what we are having.

We also decided on plain plywood for our skirting boards, architraves etc, showing the striped edges.

Sorted out re sprinklers - these are now mandatory in Wales (though not in England in single household residential buildings). We will have tanks on the top floor.

And - on the 16th June the airtightness OSB lining - the green stuff - (including in place of the pane broken in the big corner window) had been completed and the first airtightness test was done. Excellent result! 0.15 ACH at 50 pascals air pressure differential. We are thrilled.

We can lock the doors! (Though I forgot that on 2/6/21 the builders found most but not all of the window keys had been stolen, and someone had grubbed under the cills outside hoping for lead we presume?)

Fully externally boarded!

29/6/21 Oh dear, the plasterer who was all booked in has cut a tendon. Everyone we know asked for more contacts.

30/6/21 and the ducts are all in for the MVHR!