All in all it's just another brick in the wall

The wall in question being the one between the function room and old dining room. It's built of brick, weighs around 3 tons and supports the bedroom floors above. It is held up by a wooden floor of great antiquity whose supporting joists are "stressed to the limit" to quote the structural engineer. (That's the printable part of his report). So as soon as we get quotes in, there will be some steel girders installed beneath it which will stop it moving any further. Levelling the floor will come later.

Roof repairs - the saga continues

Finlaysons are back and have erected scaffolding to repair the gutters above the vennel at the back door. The entire back roof drains into a single gutter which then drains onto the lower roof. All this water comes whooshing down into the gutter and the effect is a bit like where you turn on the kitchen tap forgetting about the upturned spoon in the sink.