Just as a reminder, this is a list of all the projects Stephanie has mentioned, planned, or been working on at the Heap in the Middle of Nowhere.
Update 2023
1. THE BASICS - infrastructure to be habitable
1.1 Working heating -
(new boilers installed and 3 new fire places added)
1.2 Water pressure? -
No recent update - No works done
1.3 Hot water?
1.4 Windows - rotted, repainting throughout -
Re painted some windows with shutters - not started in main part of chateau and bedrooms
1.5 Damp/mould problems especially back corridor -
No recent update - no antifungals/ anti mold treatment done
1.6 Ceiling fix for recent leaks back corridor and kitchen -
new ceiling in place - unsure if fixed original leak
1.7 Facade falling down -
Claims to have sent planning permission to council to move some windows to match the old pre fire façade - allegedly sent in in late spring - waiting updates - Still no update summer 2023
1.8 Shutters at risk of falling down, some need replacement - currently have old shutters in attic of doom -
Some shutters replaced in marque room - not started maintenance on main chateau shutters and windows
1.9 No roof contingency savings plan
- Not spoken further about roof issues - no funding in place that we know of
1.10 Mouse infestation in kitchen. Bats and Owls have to be tolerated due to protected status.-
Mouse infestation probably gone as Maria wouldn't tolerate - No formal pest control visits for kitchen or pantry - Annoying squirrel still in residence unfortunately
1.11 External stairs to gites, fire stairs -
gites still in disrepair - no further plans for works at moment
2. WORKING AREAS (ie contribute to earning money) - practicalities for community living & BnB, Gites
2.1 Kitchen - working stove, suitable benchtops for food prep and storage (height and surface). SJ desired a new fridge and
stove.
- New fridge in kitchen? no further work done - daddies titles were created by manor and maker but no plan to renovate. Cuz did some renovations on the back wash area
2.2 Downstairs Loo
- Blue downstairs loo and daddies loo completed for ch4
2.3 Gites -
a) Natti's needs completion
- Natti and cuz no longer in residence at the dump. Plans for furniture to be used to redo other rooms. No clear timeline for completion
upgrade Nic's & Marquis apartment -
not mentioned further -
b) Gerry's to be built/completed -
began on channel 4 - unsure on current status - Not currently any works being done
2.4 Peacock bedroom & wallpaper -
due to grand salon issues - will have wall removed along side bon -mamon to have new bathroom and walls replaced - updated recently - may start October sometime
2.5 Locks on all bedroom and gite doors. -
no update
NOTE: The pantry/wine cellar has one.
3. PUBLIC AREAS
3.1 Grand Salon -
- Celling currently unstable due to bending beam - Plans are to replace beams with metal and remove French celling and remove wall from Bon mama and peacock bedroom to reduce weight on ceiling which will then be rebuilt with new bathroom each- and Anne will then place panneling. All due to start October once guests have left
3.2 Winter salon - l
ibrary shelves - no update - recently polished floors
3.3 Petite salon - functioning- however desire to paint it purple -
not painted and no mention of painting in the near future
3.4 Dining Room - still waiting for final curtain (16 years) and the tutorial (2 years) -
Recently swapped Dining room and reception room - no new curtains
3.5 Patio area - stairs, wall, flooring/base - Currently crumbling and unstable
- initially had plans to renovate - not recently mentioned - waiting on builders
3.6 The Chapel -
Update from patreon last week - initially phase 1 - building structure and restoration of some paintings - Strep wanted to limit costs less than 150,00 current quote is 230,000 so remeeting to delay * non essential* works- then Stage 2 planned for later- meeting planned for this week so further update next week on patreon
3.7 Leisure area - the pool, swimming pond,
- no plans made
3.8 Marquee salon -
completed
3.9 - The LAKE -
plans to restore 1000 aches and create new wetland - Final *4th* survey done and meeting with Davy and Planning people with captions next patron. - Now waiting to hire labourers for this - No set start date
4. PRIVATE AREAS
4.1 SJ bedroom/office/dressing
- no renovation plans
4.2 China Pantry
- no further work on initial china pantry but Nati's office now serves as a china pantry - unclear if original china pantry will be completed someday
4.3 Attic completion - one half strewn with junk - talk of turning it into a Billard room
( not recently shown on vlog - no updates) Billard table been renovated ad restored in Marquee room
5 - Outdoor space
5.1 Chapel garden
stage 1 completed summer 2022 - stage 2 dug ou but not planted due to expected drought- grand planting in November and need to deweed part of garden
5.2 - plans for amphitheatre
- no further plans
5.3 - Pavilion
- started by davy and will have fountain - davy now away till novemeber 
