Cut and blow dry

We are hopeful that Brian will be able to finish cutting all the cement out of the wall today. He’s had an early start, and my plan is to keep him motivated with lots of little tea breaks and the occasional chocolate biscuit.

He’s clearing up as he goes, putting the chipped off cement into sacks—it’s a good job we have lots of ‘bags for life’, as they make great rubble bags. We’ll find time to take them to the tip later in the week.

It’s so important having the face shield and ear defenders, flying cement and constant drilling needs protection.

It was a little chilly as he got further across the wall and moved into the shade, but so good to see the job nearly complete.

We finished off with me using the air compressor to blow and clean off all the loose dust that had caught up in the joins.

Voilà, ready to be grouted properly.