Notes from the restoration
Old buildings give up their stories slowly. As we bring Sundial and Daisy Bank back to life, we will keep our notes here: progress from the workshop, discoveries under the floorboards, and the occasional letter from the hills.
Sundial is in its final weeks. The last of the trades are in, the finishing touches are being argued over, and the house is beginning to feel like itself.
Photography follows once she is dressed. Then, at last, the doors open.
Before a single tool was lifted at Daisy Bank, we commissioned a heritage statement. It confirmed what we suspected: the cottage and its adjoining wee house are the best surviving intact example of a pairing that once filled Braemar's gardens.
The stained glass fanlight, the bell pushes, the cast iron tub from the Falkirk Ironworks. All staying exactly where they are.
Two buildings, two villages, one idea: that old places deserve to be restored properly, by people who care about the details, and then shared.
The Tinto Collective is small and intends to grow slowly. This notebook is where you can watch it happen.
Register your interest and we will write when there is something worth telling.