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 ....
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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 ....
May 21
After yesterday's successful wine trip, back to work. I was organising the delivery of the last of the plasterboard needed to finish the house. In view of the issues last time, I decided to do ....
April 17
Lee and Jacque arrive to start the plasterboard jointing. They assure us we will not see the joints after they have finished. They are incredibly quick and accurate with their work and the first coat ....
Final Floor Beams 2
The concrete base has gone into the garden store. And the new replacement beam has been installed over the existing one that gave me concerns at one end. Also te high level beam is in ....
Final Floor Beams 1
Florent's team returned to site today and immediately set about installing the missing floor beams that were recently delivered for both the first floor and attic . By the end of the day the attic ....
Jointing 11 (The End!)
Finally the jointing is finished. Scaffold down at the front to reveal its new face and the internal wall also cleared (although still a bit damp as it is inside). The top of the attic ....
Jointing 10
Front wall finished today (still to be brushed off) and a start made on the internal wall. Almost there.