Big window and final pantry wall

20 - 21 October 2016

Out of the blue, the Glass Men came to measure the big 'Cathedral' window.  I had given up on attempting to do this ourselves, and decided instead to risk getting the glass suppliers to measure, cut and fit (all enquiries made in pidjin Greek).  At least the glass would be transported and lifted without our involvement!

 Using a piece of glass (clever!) to trace the outline of the curve at the top of the window

 The new regulator arrived, so we collected it from Lefkas, and Dave installed it.  This is the damage received by the old one - we suspect a lightning strike.  Dave's biggest worry now is that one of the battery banks (the newest one, worst luck) has been fried.  This appears to be the case.  Even on a sunny day, the lights go out around 9 pm and we have to run the generator.  Not good.

 With Jane staying, the music room is out of bounds, so we've stopped plastering the living room for the week, as the dust and debris from woodwork and plastering would be difficult to live with.  So I decided to lath up the section of the pantry wall that we used as a door while the living room was a bale store.  I cut and drilled the laths outside to keep the dust down.

 The puppies - not allowed in the house - pushing the boundaries to watch me work

 In action!

 And the Glass Men came back with the window and fitted it.  Also the two semi-circular tops.  The remaining rectangles will be opening casements, and we're waiting for Rowan to make them.

 Lovely to have a bit of a view from this corner at last