519 - stop right there

And that was the bricklaying. About an hour and a half tidied it up, under the windows. The bricks I laid today look a bit crazy, but that's in keeping with the general feel. Pleased.

I transferred the wood that I'll use to tidy up the top row of bricks up from the shed. It was the same wood that I used for the boxing for the foundation, a strong sense of connection there.

Yesterday I finished scraping out the old putty and fitted the new pane. Also changed the hinge position so that I'll get more opening capability out of the window. Now I just have to wait 2-6 weeks until I can paint the putty.

I probably should plan what my next steps will be this week, otherwise I'll probably spend every free few minutes doing more fun things like track or picture frames. Next weekend promises to be a pretty open time for more work. Before then I can:

• Fit window #1
• Fit window #2
• Pack cavity between bricks and roof with batts.

And then on the weekend:

• Fix the roof
• Seal up the cavity and ends.

That means that all I need to do to finish is organise the electricity, batt it, line it, cut a hole for the chimney, lay my fire base (maybe bricks or clay poured wet), assemble the fire, hang the door, spray the bricks with a sealant. It doesn't seem that there's too much to do.