So the plan is to move back in next weekend! One week shy of 12 months to the day that we moved out! There is still a great deal to do when we have moved back in but we are rationalising it to the things that must be done before then. There is, however, still… Continue reading Frantic final weekend
Category: Stairs & Landing
Bloody balustrade!
Thankfully Blake the carpenter has returned to finish the balustrade at the top of the stairs in the attic and this time he has all the oak pieces that he needs to finish the job. His first task is to trim the floor boards back so that he can fit an oak bullnose edging to… Continue reading Bloody balustrade!
Painting marathon part 2
Sunday morning and Cat was up super early and had already repainted the blue wall in the attic (she had to repaint the entire wall, cutting in around everything again) and had started on the first top coat on the attic cupboards before anyone else was even up. The marathon continues… Attic cupboards just need… Continue reading Painting marathon part 2
Painting marathon part 1
This weekend is going to be an epic painting marathon, painting all the freshly plastered walls with a mist coat and two top coats (plus prepping, filling and sanding), ready for the carpet to be fitted and for Sam our electrician to fit the electrics next week. Cat and Colin start cutting in the wall… Continue reading Painting marathon part 1
3 steps forward…
Monday morning and Dan is flying through the plastering. With the staircase finished inside and out, he moves up to the cupboards in the attic. The stairs are going to need a bit of a wash! And in no time Dan has the attic cupboards finished, just the fiddly bits under the lower purlins to… Continue reading 3 steps forward…
Go go go!
Dan the plasterer arrived early Sunday morning and he set off, cutting and fitting all the plasterboard to the staircase and the wall in Cat’s bedroom. In super quick time he had the plasterboard fitted. The plan was to fit the plasterboard today and do the wet plastering tomorrow (Monday), but he has already got… Continue reading Go go go!
The calm before the storm
Saturday morning and Cat is back and oiling the new oak doors and frames that Glynn has recently fitted. The bathroom door frame now has a coat of protective oil. Sam is here just for the morning to tidy up the cables in the eaves in Cat’s bedroom, fit the lights and switches (that he… Continue reading The calm before the storm
Rainy bank holiday
It is May Day, Bank holiday Monday, and in sharp contrast to yesterday when we were gardening in the sunshine, today it is bucketing down with rain and even hail. F***ing hail. Colin finishing off painting the ceiling in the corridor from the sitting room. Cat has been cleaning the old stairs, removing all the… Continue reading Rainy bank holiday
Lighting preview
Our monster’s head in the attic is now lit up and looking fierce. #iseefaces Sam is not having an enjoyable day, the thumbs up is sarcastic as he tries to locate the earth issue discovered last weekend… Taking these lights on and off is a total nightmare, but the ones in the lime plaster are… Continue reading Lighting preview
Glynn’s last day (for a while)
The big oak door that we bought from Warwick Reclamation last week is too large for the door frame. It is far thicker than our other doors and far heavier as a result, but this means it is too thick for the old door recess and would sit proud of the door frame. Also, due… Continue reading Glynn’s last day (for a while)