Skyhooks

The planning officer from Borders council was here yesterday with our architect. She was shown the precarious wall (postings passim/ad nauseum) and agreed that it would have to come down.

There's a temporary fix which involves inserting skewer beams (whatever the hell they are) beneath the wall and insterting packing between them and the old floorboards. A more permanent fix involves removing the wall completely and inserting structural steelwork to support the bedrooms above. We're pressing for the permanent solution since a lot of the money will be workmen's time. We also want a door between the two rooms to give a function suite.

This will be a big job.