Windows and Doors

The house has had no windows or doors in for 3 months and for some of that time it didn't have a roof either. Its got cold, extremely wet inside and feels a little unloved. The first winter we at least lit a fire in the house which kept it quite warm as the walls are over 3ft thick and act as a sort of storage radiator. I read somewhere that if these walls are soaked through (like ours) they will dry out at the rate of 5 to 6 inches a year. That means in theory that our walls will take 6 YEARS to completely dry out! Wow! In reality it may be a little less because of the warm climate down here. Anyway, the carpenter turned up with the new doors and windows and they were fitted within a day. Good work, and he cleaned up after himself now that is MOST unusual here. Very impressed. All fitted just in time for the AGA to arrive. For those that don't know an AGA is a very large, very heavy (540kgs) cast iron range cooker that is permanently on. It looks really nice in the kitchen to be! Once lit it provides a background warmth which I am sure the house very much appreciates...... Another step completed on the long road to making it a proper house and a home once again.