{"id":3732,"date":"2020-09-14T12:59:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T12:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=3732"},"modified":"2020-09-14T12:59:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T12:59:21","slug":"a-front-door-and-a-cat-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=3732","title":{"rendered":"A Front Door And A Cat Door"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve finally reached that milestone in house building where you’re no longer using a sheet of plywood on two gate hinges for a front door.<\/p>\n

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We got given a fairly nice hardwood (faced) door, which I glazed (thanks for the education, Nora!) and Ben built a frame for, while Julian set about making the front door area look less like a shit tip and more like a welcoming home entrance.<\/p>\n

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The hanging of the door was mostly not fraught with nightmares, ish. And anyway, we got there in the end. About halfway through I noticed that we had not made arrangements for a cat door. So I knocked one through the wall. As you do.<\/p>\n

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It actually went surprisingly smoothly, and I was able to find enough thick plywood around the place to build a tunnel and a piece of oak for the exterior surface. One of the major plus-points of straw walls is how easy it is to put a big hole in it when you want to.<\/p>\n

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Jack figured it all out with only one demonstration needed. Clever boy.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Julian’s office has come on a bit, with a floor now finished and some filling of plasterboard cracks (by Julian).<\/p>\n

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… and an actual plastered wall (by me) which, yeah, I swore I would never do again after I plastered the bathroom, and in fact, during the plastering of this wall. But you know the story. I am resigned to the fact that yes, I will plaster the rest of the house. Eventually.<\/p>\n

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And meanwhile, I am slogging on with the mosaic shower. Kind of wanting to die, but kind of being pleased at the same time. I just want it done now please.<\/p>\n

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