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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 ....
July 2
The wall alongside the en-suite has taken most of the morning as it was full of wiring and switches. Insulation, vapour barrier, plasterboard. Then on to the next section.
July 1
Insulation of most the walls now done and the new corner has been boarded. I need to collect some more insulation tomorrow morning.
June 30
With the en-suite done I have moved into the master bedroom. Finally finished screwing the boards in place and am continuing applying others. Slight amendment as I needed to extend one of the walls so ....
June 28
Another Saturday shift as I try to get as much of the plasterboard up as I can before Lee and Jacq come to do the jointing. By the end of the day, the en-suite is ....
June 27
Guest bedroom finished so now I am doing the master bedroom en-suite. First of all I had to build a similar support system for the towel rail as well as organise the electrical items for ....
June 25
A bit of jiggery-pokery and some plaster infill sees the first window and reveals sorted in the guest bedroom.
June 24
Finally with the arrival of the vapour barrier and insulation I am able to get on with the external walls. first off in the guest bedroom I had to organise the support structure for the ....
June 19
While a load of item,s remain outside the main components of the kitchen are mostly in their place by the end of the day.
June 18
The kitchen units were bought 6 years ago from the UK (pre-Brexit!). This is the third time I have moved them (fortunately they just escaped the fire at the house). They are incredibly solid which ....
June 17
Moving day (well, for the kitchen). I hired a van that just fits through the arch with a bit of guidance from Andrew (thank you) which enables me to get it up to the front ....