Project managing my first retrofit is proving to be pretty interesting, and I’m learning as I go along. It’s going to take a while, but already things are starting to fall into place. I’m appointing local tradesmen and women as much as possible, and fortunately this area has some very promising specialists.

Starting with a quick win, I had all the ageing double glazed units in the building replaced by a local window fitter. This as it turns out wasn’t as straightforward as I’d thought, given that all the bespoke designed wooden frames were to stay, requiring careful work in removing and refitting the units. Glad to say, this all seemed to go well so now I just need to repaint the surrounds. Here are a couple of examples – looking the same as the originals, but hopefully warmer in winter!

Next up is insulating the wooden door panelling and fitting draught excluders. Again, by a local craftsman. More on that soon.

It really is starting to feel like things are progressing now, so I’ll keep this blog updated over the next few weeks as things unfold.