The taking of the floor

Turns out it is a lime floor in the back with no dpc. The floor is about 1 inch thick on a bed of aggregate.

I had the benefit of a railwayman's spike - a large metal pole with a pointed end. Formally of the GWR but loaned to me by a work colleague (Thanks Mark).

By the by, heavy rain today. You can see the line of the field outside, which is much higher than the floor inside. Needs sorting.

More of the floor up. Ignore the dust.

And finally, all done.

The nest task was to have a look at the fireplace. Seemed to have been replaced more recently (in the last 100 yrs) as th base was brick. Nothing much interesting here except a few bits of earthenware pot and some bones.

The aggregate that the floor sat on may be useful. I decided to bag it up and keep hold of it - saves buying some in the future. It is about £40 a tonne.

Here is the fireplace

And the resulting bagging of aggregate. About 25 bags of 40 - 50kg each. More shifting

And here is the floor, ready to go out. More shifting.

That's a kitchen cabinet to the left.

The oven as it looks now - much tidier.

Finally, why do I react so badly to insect bites? Now, where is the calamine?