Since our last meeting with Green Estate (see previous blog entry) Penny emailed Mike and Andy a more detailed diagram of removable bricks at the base of the flue and slots for dampers in the chimney base. She also visited Andy onsite to see how the roof was progressing. It seemed that nothing had been decided about the chimney at that point. It was therefore no surprise to hear from Sue early the following week that as no ideal way of incorporating the chimney into the roof had been found in time to fit in with their building plan we would have to consider another option. She therefore suggested Plan B, which is to house the kiln independently, outside the existing buildings. Sarah and Penny welcomed this suggestion because it would mean that the kiln could be built to the Kesckemet design without compromises being made. In addition concerns over adequate ventilation inside the stable block would no longer be an issue. It also meant that time pressure had been relaxed. We no longer see the kiln being built in time for the Open Studios in November and will have to rearrange our timetable. We will be meeting with Sue to discuss Plan B on Monday 31 September.
We have had a major set back to our project concerning our partner organisation. It no longer seems likely that the Woodfiring group at Denbigh are going to fire their kiln in the foreseeable future. We understand that modifications have been made to their kiln, which have resulted in its firing efficiency being compromised. We are currently making urgent enquiries through the networks that Sarah made in Hungary to find another partner and put together a new proposal.
