Sam and Steve have removed the troublesome chimney… which on the ground floor has changed this:

to this (also note the hatch through to the kitchen):

and has opened up a hole from the top to the bottom of the house; here looking up from the first floor into Helen’s room at the top:

In the kitchen, they have removed the old pantry wall, moved the doorway, and made the hatch through to the dining room:

and after I removed the old range…

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…they have opened up the chimney breast ready for the cooker (well almost):

In Helen’s room at the top, they have started opening up the roof space which will extend the room, finding a rather massive wasps’ nest:

And in the top front room (our bedroom probably) they have put in the Velux and much of the stud work for the small shower room/loo:

Meanwhile, we are now harvesting the potatoes from the front veg patch, and they are absolutely delicious.

The garden is currently rather more habitable than the house.