February 15, 2016 by ballyboes A Job well done! AN OLD PORTRAIT OF THE PUB PROUDLY ON THE WALL.ANTIQUE BACK BAR IS IN PLACEFOREMAN JACKO (CENTRE) AND HIS FANTASTIC BUILD TEAM... THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING ANOTHER DREAM COME TRUE!!OLD BELFAST SINK FOR THE WINESOOPS JUST SPOTTED THAT WE NEED TO PAINT THE TELEPHONE BOX!THANKS TO THE VILLAGE SHOP FOR ALL THE TEAS, COFFEES AND HOT CHOCOLATE.THE BEAUTIFUL HANDPUMPS WITH HUNT SCENES LOOK GREATTHE BEER PUMPS ARE INTHE GLASS ENTRANCE LOOKS FANTASTICWE HAVE RECRUITED SOME GREAT PEOPLE! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS APPLIEDWING BACKS ARE BY THE FIRE in refurb 0 comments
February 3, 2016 by ballyboes Weeks 9 & 10 A NEW BAR HATCH DOOR GOES INA SECRET VIEW OF THE PLAN FOR THE TERRACEANTIQUE FRENCH RADIATORS ARE BEING INSTALLEDBAR SHELVING AND THE LIGHTING ARE NOW INHOPEFULLY THE SCAFFOLDING WILL BE DOWN SOONLARGE MIRRORS WAIT TO GO UPOPENINGS ARE NOW 'FRAMED'THE BAR FRONT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTINGTHE BAR WAITS FOR VARNISHTHE DECKING LOOKS FABULOUSTHE FIRE PLACE TAKES SHAPETHE FRENCH WINDOWS ARE IN LEADING TO THE NEW TERRACETHE FRONT DOOR ARE WAITING FOR THE GLASS TO ARRIVETHE GARDEN AND TERRACE AT THE SIDE OF THE FITZ ARE BEING TIDIEDTHE OLD MIRRORS HAVE ARRIVEDTHE QUARRY TILE FLOOR IS REVEALEDTHE SNUG FIRE PLACE IS NOW REBUILT TO LIFT THE HEIGHT OF THE FIRETHE WROUGHT IRON OVER BAR HAS ARRIVED in refurb 0 comments
February 2, 2016 by ballyboes Weeks 7 & 8 ALL THE CUSHIONING FOR THE SEATING HAS ARRIVED READY TO FOR THE UPHOLSTERER.AREAS NOW ARE BEING PAINTEDFARROW AND BALL PAINTS ARE BEING USED EVERYWHERE.HEATERS ARE USED TO DRY OUT PAINTS AND PLASTERSIT WOULD SEEM THE PAINT STORE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED!!THE BENCH SEATING HAS BEEN BUILT AND IS NOW BEING UPHOLSTEREDTHE ENTIRE KITCHEN IS BRAND NEWTHE KITCHEN GOES IN!THE OLD RADIATORS ARE ALL THE WAY FROM FRANCE TOOTHE OLD SHUTTERS HAVE ARRIVED FROM FRANCETHE SNUG FIRE PLACE HAS BEEN RE-BUILT in refurb 0 comments
February 1, 2016 by ballyboes Week 6 OLD WOOD PLANKS FORM THE WALL CLADDINGTHE KITCHEN IS BEING REFURBISHEDTHE NEW TERRACE AND FRENCH WINDOWS ARE NOW BEING FOCUSSED ONTHE VIEW THROUGH THE BAR TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDINGTHE VIEW THROUGH TO THE BAR IS TAKING SHAPETHE VIEW THROUGH TO THE NEW AREA OF THE PUB SHOWS CLADDING IN PLACETHE YORK STONE FLOOR IS IN PLACETHIS FIRE PLACE WILL BE A BEAUTY in refurb 0 comments
January 26, 2016 by ballyboes Weeks Four & Five TEN TONNES OF WEIGHT IS SUPPORTED BEFORE THE GIRDERS COME IN TO REPLACE THE TEMPORARY SUPPORTSTHE BAR AREA IS NOW OPENED UP AND THE SEATING IS BEING BUILTTHE BAR FRONT HAS BEEN SANDBLASTED TOOTHE BRICK FIREPLACES HAVE BEEN SANDBLASTEDTHE EMBLEMS ON THE BAR REALLY STAND OUT NOWTHE FALSE CEILING HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PRIVATE DINING ROOMTHE OLD FRONT DOOR WILL SOON BE GONETHE TWO WAT FIRE PLACE WILL BE SPECIAL INDEEDWE WILL TRY AND GET THE OLD STOVE WORKING in refurb 0 comments
December 14, 2015 by ballyboes Week 3 THERE IS A SMALL BUT CHARMING GARDEN TO THE LEFT OF THE PUB SEEN THROUGH THIS GRAND WINDOWSTILL NOT SURE WHERE THIS FIRE PLACE HAS BEEN FOUND!!THE PLANS ARE TUCKED AWAY SO WE CAN SURPRISE EVERYONE BUT THE BAR WITH ITS INSIGNIA WILL REMAIN!NO FURTHER WORK ON THE GRAND FIRE PLACE YETWHAT WILL WE DO WITH THE SINGLE STORY END OF THE PUB..IT WAS QUITE DRAB AND COLDTHE BAR WILL REMAIN WHERE IT WAS BUT WILL BE ENHANCED WITH NEW OPENINGS in refurb 0 comments
December 14, 2015 by ballyboes Week 2 THE FIRE PLACE IN THE SNUG HAS BEEN STRIPPED BACKTHE STAIR CASE TO THE UPSTAIRS AND SURROUNDING WALLS ARE BEING OPENED UPTHE MAIN FEATURE WILL BE THE WONDERFUL FIRE PLACE IN THE MAIN BARNO WORK ON THE KITCHEN YETWORK HAS COMMENCED ON THE OLD FUNCTION ROOM WHICH WILL BECOME PART OF THE RESTORED PUBTHE PUB SIGN IS THE ONLY THING THAT STILL LOOKS GOOD! in refurb 0 comments
December 7, 2015 by ballyboes Week 1 THE SKIP HAS ARRIVED AND ALREADY IT IS FULL...ONE OLD FIRE PLACE READY FOR RESTORATIONWALLS ARE COMING DOWN TO OPEN UP SPACETHE GRAND OLD FIRE PLACE IS NOW STRIPPED BACK A FURTHER FIRE PLACE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED...BUT WHERE...THE VISION THROUGH THE BUILDING WILL BE ENHANCEDALL THE TOILETS ARE HAVING A MAJOR OVERHAULTHE CAR PARK WILL BE ENHANCED TOO in refurb 0 comments
