More work in the Master bedroom.

Staying up in the master bedroom I had to cap and secure the tops of the gable and to the left of the chimney I had to build up the gable. 
Whilst doing so I incorporated the 120mm pipe is part of the low volume ventilation system that removes moist air and prevents condensation.
The orange line is the bottom level of the joists for the attic space




In this photo you can see where I have installed the joists for the attic space using bat hangers onto the “A” frame and inserted them about 15 cms into the wall. 
If you look to the right gable and keep panning right you can see the extra vertical supports I forced in to take some of the weight from the chimney of the dorma ridge. (belt and braces)

I rendered the top of the chimney and rough/heavy pointed the rest in preparation for the sand blast team. (shown in later photo) 





I then dug out and re-pointed the chimney in preparation for the sand blaster The pointing is put on thick and wide then hard brushed back the next day and then the day after the joints and stones wire brushed back further. 








This is the result after the sand blasting. You can see the scratch coat of render on the left. 
For the scratch coats we use 0.4 sand (or coarse sand) and drop down to 0.2 for the final coat. The mix is always the same 3 x Sand 1 x lime 1 x sieved old mud and torchis. 

You can also see all the joists in situation ready for the floor boards for the attic and the pipe for the ventilation system top left grey pipe. (cant remember the name but something like LFV or something similar)
In this photo the pins we used when rebuilding the bottom of the chimney are still in. I have taken them out now and tidies up the stonework near the bottom 




That’s where the master bedroom is today 25th July 2011.