Railings

Bright and early the whizzing and whirring started. The final touches to the railings had begun, and it didn’t take long to get the missing three uprights into place and the top rail closed off. One of the stones at the top of the stairs had also split a bit, but our blacksmith used a product called ‘ton Pierre’ that repairs broken stone, and fills cracks. It sets just like stone, so was perfect for the job.

Over the two days Brian had learnt a lot and had become a great little apprentice to the blacksmith. It had also been a perfect opportunity to practice some french.

We just love how it looks, and so pleased that it has finally made the steps safer. I now need to paint everything, which I will do over the coming weeks.

I have a grey undercoat to paint on, but we are then thinking a black top coat. We shall wait and see what the grey looks like first. It will be nice to be able to see the railings against the old stone.

The gate has worked really well and we just love the weight and strength of it.

I have to say that this has been a great project to have completed this weekend, well nearly completed this weekend. It’s now down to us to finish off.