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
Category: Zanna’s Bedroom
Working bathroom & heating!
Our plumber, Andrew, is still clearing up the mess left by our old plumber. Every day he comes across another mess that he has to put right. This is a zone valve that circulates hot water from the boiler, so rather a crucial bit of kit. Ours was installed upside down (!) and as a… Continue reading Working bathroom & heating!
Window seats!
What a beautiful day! It’s warm inside and out as the radiators are belting out the heat too! Sam is back to connect the electrics up to the fuse box to get the sockets working, and to fit more lights. He is fitting two adjustable spot lights inside the inglenook fireplace in the sitting room… Continue reading Window seats!
Earth, we have a problem
Sunday morning and Cat is painting the sitting room ceiling, a job she has understandably been putting off for a while as there is SO MUCH cutting in and her arms and neck are already hurting… Our brass lights are well wrapped up to protect from the paint. Another epic task. It’s all about the… Continue reading Earth, we have a problem
Going to plan (for once)
These are the proposed plans for the house which I have used to create the plan for the electrician showing where all the lights, switches, sockets, etc. need to be. I have just realised it would probably be useful to upload the plans to the website so you can see the house layout, I will… Continue reading Going to plan (for once)
Windy weekend
The stormy weather continues, Jasper’s ear is demonstrating just how windy it is. One minute it is sunny, the next it is hailing. It was hailing as I took this photo. I have no idea what is going on here. I helped Cat wrap up all the beams in the attic, ready for painting and… Continue reading Windy weekend
Skirting & rads
The next deadline is to get the skirting boards caulked and painted before Tuesday when Andrew arrives to fit the radiators. Cat has caulked them and is now painting a line of the wall colour along the caulk, where it joins the wall. Normally you would paint the wall with skirting already on, so you… Continue reading Skirting & rads
Super Saturday
Today the skirting boards are being fitted on the first floor by Glynn so the plumber can fit the radiators next week. We haven’t seen Glynn since just before Christmas so it’s great to have him back to help us out. He spent his lunch break yesterday (after having rushed to the dentist to have… Continue reading Super Saturday
First radiators fitted!
Cat has Monday off, so paints the second coat in the study. When the paint is wet you can see all the tool marks and hand prints from the plasterers in the lime plaster. It is most bizarre, they disappear (mostly) when the paint is dry. Cutting in the last corner. Cat’s hair is still… Continue reading First radiators fitted!
A very sweary day…
Friday and Cat is off for 4 days, so we have quite a list of things we want to achieve this weekend. I pick up where I left off in the study, scrubbing the plaster and orange dust from the stone wall. The old fireplace looks fabulous now it has been cleaned (again). The stone… Continue reading A very sweary day…