Building our dream home : a chronicle of Grafton Keep
Finishing up the exterior sheathing
2026-02-02 18:48
Completion of exterior sheathing
Once we removed the old plywood, and finished re-framing the windows, we continued moving forward on the sheathing of the exterior. Once all of the sheathing was ...
Removing the external sheathing & reframing all the windows
2025-10-16 21:19
We removed all of the old plywood, re-framed all of the windows, and are in process of re-cladding the exterior
Roof work continues
2025-09-27 17:21
The install of the composite slate has started
Reframing the first of many windows
2025-09-12 23:03
Starting work on the Windows
Today we re-framed the first of several windows. This is due to the window being held in with a single nail, and swinging out of place and falling to the ground when ...
The workshop is the first of many stages to finishing our dream home and property
The workshop has 3 floors. The ground floor will become our metal shop / blacksmith studio. The 2nd floor will become our woodworking and pottery studio. The 3rd floor will be turned into a 1 bedroom apartment that we will move into for the duration of the build on the primary house.
This is the workshop building on the day we took ownership of the property. Many changes need to happen to make this less craptastic!
