Prity Woodburning Boiler

The flue presented some problems as the standard 45deg elbow to take the smoke from the boiler would mean that the pipe would enter the bottom of the chimney too high.... this meant we had to make an elbow with a slightly sharper bend...

This was fabricated from steel sheet & mig welded...

First lighting filled the house with smoke due to an un-noticed split in the old piece of flue.... some water leaks also became apparent!

All in all a challenging afternoon... drain down, sort leaks & think about the flue... the vitreous enamel pipe sold for stoves is incredably expensive, so, as always a lower cost alternative had to be found... local scrap yard came up with two pieces of heavy steel pipe, each about 2m long... for a fiver!

Benn & Rhians lounge

Some of the floorboards were in need of replacement after being repeatedly taken up and re-fitted (badly) over the years re sulting in gaps, splits and draughts! the reduced rack at our local B&Q provided some nice quality pine T&G floorboards.
Removing the old boards was a bit brutal & raised the inevitable question when dealing with old houses "Where do we stop?".... however a decision was made & the groove of the last old board cleaned up ready to accept the tongue of the first new board...

Dexter watched...

Prity woodburning stove

Good progress was made on the installation of the wood burner this weekend. The pipe work was connected using a mixture of 1" iron pipe & 28mm copper. This was done to avoid the expense of buying any 28mm copper. I was able to borrow a die to cut the correct 1"BSP threads. The pipework had to match up with the existing system but the end result looks fairly neat. All of the joints proved water-tight when it was filled...except the return which was, of course, situated on the back of the boiler at the bottom, meaning that, in addition to draining down, the boiler had to be moved too....twice!

The hot water is gravity circulated & the central heating is pumped, the pump can be seen on the return pipe on the left above the boiler.



The next job is to fit the flue, this needs to pass through the hole in the wall on the left & meet the pipe that is already fitted into the base of the chimney in the front of the cellar... not quite as simple as it sounds because this boiler is taller than the old one...

Sandwich White Mill Windmill

Returning to the mill this morning... the repaired/replaced roof trusses were ready to have the roof boards fittted. First, however we needed to sort the fascia board & overhang so that a gutter can be fitted when the roof is finished.

Prity Woodburning Boiler

In an attempt to make living more affordable we are installing a woodburning boiler at Krys' house. Having looked around for a while at specs & prices we settled on an Eastern European, Bulgarian, I think, made one. It's made of welded steel rather than cast iron which may account for the lower cost? However, how complicated does it need to be, it's a metal tank with a fire under it!
As this is going to be located in the cellar we're damp-proofing the wall first, or trying to...



Benn's garden

Side steps finished, gate rehung deck rail almost there...



Morris Minor 1000 1958 restoration

The strip down continues, both rear wings & the interior now removed...