THE STAIRS

On the ground floor I will extend the entrance wall to edge of porch that is to the left of the front door; this of course will result in a bigger entrance hall. I will then insert an entrance door in the centre of the front wall (extended tower wall). I will keep the 2^nd door which originally led lead from the outside of the house; this will now lead from the entry hall to the kitchen. This makes more sense to me because realistically it is easier to access the kitchen this way. I will install walls that will enclose that space completely so that it becomes a proper room.  The stairs will be reoriented so as not to crowd the livingroom/parlour entrance.

I have now done some more work on my Fairfield project and I am in the process of positioning the staircase between the central wall and the kitchen wall. I had reoriented the direction of the stairs and increased the Entry Hall and that is going nicely.

Many items have arrived including wall paper and light fixtures. On the weekend I will concentrate on assembling my stove, sink and fireplace inserts and if time permits I am going to work on the kitchen floors.

A mock up of the walls and a dry fit of the staircase

This depicts the extension of the Entry Hall. The kitchen door will now be accessed from inside the Entry Hall instead of externally. The Porch has been reduced by 50% but I will make up for this by converting the porch roof on the second floor to a proper porch; accessible by a door in the tower.

View of stairs from the living room