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Following the fire at Easter (2022) we decided against rebuilding and instead went ahead with the sale of the property that had been agreed with the purchasers before the fire occurred. With the house went ....
August 2
The first washing machine (which will eventually end up in the coldstore) is temporarily installed. 30 years old but the Miele is still working well. Time has come for me to mark out and cut ....
July 31
Lee finished and left site Tuesday. Dominic and I spent Monday moving the plasterboard outside under protective plastic to make room for the incoming furniture. Tuesday and Wednesday were spent moving the furniture from the ....
July 25
A trip to collect some wood for a solid solution and then fit it and cover it with nano board ready for tiling. Lee has prioritised the painting of the dressing room so that I ....
July 24
The PVA paint applied and dried.I then set out the tiling lines to avoid silly cuts and set a horizontal starting point. Eventually the bottom tiles will be cut to match the slope of the ....
July 23
Lee has now applied a second coat to most of the surfaces. One final one to go then it is sanding prior to painting. The proper bandstand has arrived which is far more secure. With ....
July 22
Lee has progressed well even through he is on his own. I occupied myself by building and fitting the wardrobe units for the mezzanine space. The right had sifde was a little tight but I ....
July 21
Lee is on site today and working upstairs so I am back downstairs crying on with more plaster boarding to get the switches properly installed. Spot the difference on this section of wall in the ....
July 20
It is Sunday and I have come in to do some final touches before Lee arrives next week. He has asked me to foam fill any large gaps in the boards. They will be cut ....
July 18
More plasterboard manipulation in the office area to get the boards up. I did get it finished but forgot to photograph it.
July 17
It was a long time ago I installed these switches and sorting the spaghetti of wires to reposition them from the rebate wall to the staircase wall was a bit of a challenge. I experimented ....