October 2010 – New Front Window

It is always good to start with a ‘before’ picture…. we had collected the new doors and windows from Lapeyre in Brive and decided the order of play was new window, new front door and then new glass doors.

The window was going where a cupboard currently existed so a quick piece of demolition was needed:

Four holes were then drilled to support the stone wall above the new window, steel bars were inserted and then well supported on acros:

Then a wooden frame was positioned where the window should br installed and then a few minutes later the hole was complete:

  

The outside lintel was then installed, hoisted up on a winch and then slid into position on a temporary frame:

  

The new oak window surround was then cut and installed before cementing and filling the gaps:

  

The window was then slid into position and fitted perfectly:

 

The internal lintel (the walls are over 50cm thick here) was later installed by Ben:

 

  

And then cemented securely in place:

 

One window installed, just a bit of plastering/plasterboarding to be done!