Upupstairs (as it’s called) is beginning to take proper shape now. Our recent days have been filled with carpet quoters and a succession of tradesmen hefting new firedoors in and about. It’s looking lovely. The kitchen has almost more work surface than mine. The Vicar and I have been talking about moving up there and leaving the MTs to it with the kids on the lower floors. Rocky mentioned that he’d then have the woodburning stoves on the ground floor, which I must admit is still a bit of a draw for living in our allocated space rather than heading skywards.
The Vicar's Wife 
Great to see the progress, thanks for the update.
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Once the MTs have been trained (by yourself) to cook, they can do all the big heavy casseroles and get fit lugging them down the stairs.
A refurbishment can be one of the most scary things I think, especially if you’re used to things nice and tidy! It’s always so worth it in the end though, goodluck 🙂