Getting work on the house moving

We still haven't actually DONE anything on the house beyond getting the electrics de-deathtrapped (and adding some kitchen appliances but that isn't really work on the house as such)
We recently had another couple of people in to do quotes for things.

The first is a digger/landscaper man who is going to build a platform for the new water tank at the spring. I think I have mentioned this before. The existing tank is only 150l which is not really big enough and also there is nothing to stop us running the tank dry which will damage the pump. The new tank has a switch in it which turns the pump off when the water drops below a certain level. Plus it is much larger at 750l

The same guy is going to do us a quote for widening the corner on the drive (at the moment we cannot make it round in one and there are various delivery people etc who also have issues and we are concerned what it is going to be like in winter) as well as repairing another part of the driveway. He is also going to return with the stone mason and they are going to do a quote for levelling the floor in the outdoor kitchen and laying concrete there as well as removing the rather broken up concrete at the front of the house and replacing it and perhaps doing something about the barn.

The second guy is going to make some metal bands to strengthen a few of the roof beams (recommended by the carpenter) as well as do a quote for doing the insulation.

A while ago we got a quote for removing the chimney breast in the kitchen because it is falling down the weather getting a bit colder has prompted us to get the kitchen/living room cleared out a bit so we can have this work done.

Before box removal (chimney on right)

After box removal

Boxes now live upstairs

Most the boxes were full of records, there were also some books, some CDs and a fish tank. They don't look much in the photos but it was mighty hard work humping them all up the stairs.

We have now arranged with the mason to do the work towards the end of October. We need to arrange someone to also fit a new chimney to the stove as the one we have isn't very complient with any safety rules and is probably only held up by the chimney.