The duvet is now covered up and the roof is all felted and battened, ready for the slates. We now have a new friend in Steve, Hugh's roofer - in only 2 days he made massive progress with the roof, doing the tricky bit over the stairs (a technical term, but I call it 'the hat'), and a big chunk of the north side of the house. Looks like it will be done by next week, if we don't get washed away or lost in the fog which is bring promised for tomorrow by the weatherman....
Inside, Warren has been up to his usual mischief and the internal walls are all pretty much done now - (over 250 pieces of 2by4 used so far, and more to go!). The downside of having vaulted ceilings mean that the walls have to go up twice as far as where there is a normal ceiling height - but at least we won't ever bang our heads or need to duck ;-)
We are also collecting a pile of floor samples as Hugh and I scour the internet for the right colour ceramic wood planks. We also met Jim today to go over the final design of the staircase which will be 15 steps of American walnut loveliness.... But only once all the building work is done, and there won't be any stilettos allowed upstairs...