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 ....
Category: Ground Floor
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 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 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 ....
July 16
Although the first floor rooms are ready I also want to get the upper mezzanine prepared for jointing and painting. To do that sensibly, I need to plasterboard the wall that rises from the ground ....
July 15
Everything is now ready for Lee to come in and joint the boards with the exception of this corner in the guest bedroom. The issues with the volet over the front door has still not ....
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.