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Quick update: 20 3x2' laid for easier access to the garage. Doesn't seem like much, but that's 1.6 tonnes of concrete slabs..

A lot of the original features to the house were removed by previous owners, so we're trying to keep as much history as we can, and even bring some back in from salvage yards. Update on the rest of the fence: we manged to find some old floorboards that were the same width as the stable divider...

That's a pretty accurate description! I didn't even know what a block and tackle was when he was explaining how to take down the divider, I just nodded and agreed with him. The fence is now properly secured. Bricks were removed on the garage end and then the post cemented in place. At the other...

Drag it from the side instead? Mattresses are fairly square so it wouldn’t make much difference.

Could fit one up there easily, not sure how to get one up there though..

Just checked the bill, green network energy. Didn’t realise there were so many with such similar names.

We went with green, it was fine for 6 months, then the bill went from £60 to £125 with no explanation. We phoned, they said they’d credit us. They didn’t. Went on for a few months until we switched to eon for £50 a month based on the usage since being with green. Green then charged us £225 for...

Trying to keep some history attached to the house, using the old stable divider as a fence where the old concrete wall was: We used a similar method of getting it up as we got it down, block and tackle, this time attached to a pair of ladders tied together. No health and safety precautions...

I wasn't surprised by how informative it was, but I was really surprised at how they made the fittings. I guess a corner T could be made using water pressure like the regular T, with it being formed in a mould?

Yeah, although I find 2-3 a needed so you’re not changing attachments all the time, same with drills. That might just be me being lazy though..

Knotted wore brush on an angle grinder for the bulk, and a crimped wire brush on a drill to get to the harder to reach parts.

Removing the rust took some time, but the results are well worth it, coming up like new:

Once the bottom was cut out, I had to drill out some rusted old bolts that were holding the end pole on place. Once cut away, the end pole slid out and weighs around 100kg! then came the tricky bit. Most of the day was spent figuring out how to lift the top off. In the end, we used some gate...

It's not listed, but it is in a conservation area. We can't build anything or touch a tree that has a tree protection order, other than that we're allowed to make cosmetic changes and any internal changes we see fit. Quite easy, it's just sat on top of dirt. Might be worth trying to lift them...

Today's update... As much as I love the old stable divider, it makes the whole room unusable for anything other than storage so, unfortunately, it has to go..

The girlfriend would prefer a cow in there, but I don’t fancy cleaning up after one..! @randomshenans is pretty spot on with what I’m planning!

Tried power washing them?

Just read through the whole post. Great work so far, loving the bare brick chimney in the bedroom, not sure about the picture rail on top of it though?

Search for “die cast Honda Civic” on eBay. Everything from key rings to build it yourself models.

Finished with clearing the outside. Ugly, old, concrete wall has gone: Covered the soil with slate to match the rest of the garden (for now). Cleared away all the rubbish too, so here’s the front view from the driveway: And a view from the garden out to the driveway: Just need something...