Windows now with trims fitted
Window seals and trims all fitted to new French Doors
Trims fitted between beam and new doors
Steve and Luke, our builders, constructing our wardrobes – which they have made to fit the sloping roofs exactly
Double wardrobe under construction
Inside double wardrobe – progress so far
Cupboards under construction
Windows and doors have arrived for the front
Chris and Clive our window fitters – CWH Windows and Doors, Cardiff – an excellent job done on all our windows and doors!
Clive – the window expert
Clive, Chris and Steve, our builder
Finally the new French Doors for the front of the house have arrived. This is a sideways view until the scaffolding is taken away
French door with letterbox to the bottom right
New French Window Front Doors
New front doors from outside
New front windows and doors – fabulous
side view of new window pic 2
side view of new window
View from the ladder of the new window
View of the front from the side
Windows and doors have arrived for the front pic 2
Window units put in place today in the dormer, where the boarding up was, supplier sent the wrong size
View of the house with new front doors and windows
View of the house with new front doors and windows from a slightly different angle
New fitted cupboards under construction in the sloping roof area. Taking shape!
New large fitted wardrobes also under construction
New large fitted wardrobes under construction on both sides of the doorway. Looking brilliant
Newly clad side of dormer
Newly clad dormer and vent holes created in soffits
Left side of the dormer also with new cladding
retiling to be completed here on the corner and the ridge over the new bedroom
new ridge tiles stretching over the hall from new kitchen extension and back bedroom to the very original old part of the house
Newly tiled roof sloping down sharply to flat roof over utility, not quite completed
Ridge tiles to be completed here
roof tiled over old kitchen
The three sloping roofs converging on the flat roof of the utility room
View of the three sloping roofs and view to garden beyond
view round to flat roof over utility and newly tiled roof sloping down to utility room
View through to field and the polytunnel from the flat roof over the new bedroom
Wood for fitted wardrobes prepared
As an extra to the new upstairs build, and as recommended by our builder, we decided to have the rest of the roofing felt and battens renewed. The felt on the old part of the house was in a bad state, so tiles needed stripping off first. In accordance with our bat licence we had two bat ecologists to supervise this part.
Roofers at work
The Bat Ecologists
felt and battening being replaced
New felt and battening for the rest of the roof that was not replaced during the new building of upstairs bedroom
New ridge tiles – ladder up from utility flat roof
roofers at work
small area of felt and battening being replaced on the right hand side of the house
Steve and Luke burning the old roof battens
view down to utility flat roof and skylight over new family bathroom
View from flat roof over upstairs bedroom to right side of house, new ridge tiles and new felt and battening
View over from new flat roof over the new upstairs bedroom down to the back of the house where 3 steep roofs now converge onto utility roof
View over roofs at back of house
view over flat roof of dormer, just visible
view to front of house from flat roof
View to front of house from new flat roof over the bedroom
View to velux side of house
window sill at dormer
New window sill in master bedroom
New window sill at small window
sun lounge – scaffolding for painting and ladders still the only access to the upstairs
New lights up and running in master bedroom by Ballan Electrical, 9 lights in total, excellent lighting
Study lights, 3, put in by Joe, and wood for new cupboard over stairs
lights over stairs
No stairs yet, access by ladder
New sun lounge which has been painted over the weekend and Monday, scaffolding was left to use for the very high parts
New sun lounge boarded up at present – front windows awaiting delivery
new sun lounge – view to the back and archway to old kitchen, covered to keep dust out
sun lounge – scaffolding for painting and ladders still the only access to the upstairs
levelled area of floor in sun room
dormer view from front scaffolding
Dormer window with soffits all painted black
Painted soffit boards
Painted soffit boards 2
Painted soffit boards 3
Gable end boards painted black
cladding for side of dormer
Steve and Luke – the builders
Roughcasting coat or tyroleaning from left side of scaffolding
Roughcasting coat or tyroleaning
Roughcasting or tyrolean coat on outside of new upstairs extension
View of roughcast around new bathroom window
Planks and scaffolding left inside for the weekend to enable us to apply 2 coats of paint
Ceiling of stairwell, with plank across scaffolding for painting
Preparing to paint the ceiling of the stairwell
Study with plaster all dried ready for painting
Painting study pic
Downstairs sun lounge back wall plastered
New sun lounge another wall skimmed with plaster
More plastered walls in new sun lounge
Plastering around the top of the staircase position
Plastering now completed around the dormer window
Work on dormer – membrane and batten has been fixed on at the sides
painting of upstairs bedroom continuing
View from back of bedroom to front, not all painted yet, some areas with only first coat
Side of dormer window, membrane and batten on sides
Ceiling of the new sun lounge, freshly plastered
Freshly plastered wall of sun lounge, boarded area will have french doors
Opposite side of sun lounge, plasterboard in place
Wills!
new dormer window from inside, unfortunately a mistake at the suppliers meant that the sealed units were incorrect size
new dormer window from inside
new dormer window
view from new dormer
Paul on scaffolding
Spring seems to have arrived – a beautiful day at Springdale
Through the Magnolia tree
Furry buds on the Magnolia Tree
Joe O’Hara from Ballan Electrical and Steve Williams, our builder
Wallpaper stripped off, walls filled with plaster ready for another coat, old red paint showing through from a previous owner of Springdale
Rough plastering to fill the gaps where the old wall was situated between the porch and the hall. Red paint showing through under the old wallpaper
New sun lounge, angled wall has been plastered filling in any uneven divets and holes and missing plaster where picture rail was removed
New flooring in old porch area, insulated underneath
View from old porch through new sun lounge areas have been plaster filled in readiness for skim coat. Old wallpaper and picture rail removed
Ladders still the only access to upstairs – wall plastered
Ceiling for the new sun lounge at plasterboard stage. Joe O’Hara, Ballan Electrical, has cut 8 holes for the new lights which he wired on his last visit.
The front of the new sun lounge. Newly plasterboarded ceiling and wiring for new lights. There will be 8 in total in this room
Plug socket in new sun lounge
Access to upstairs
First new lights upstairs, fitted but not yet able to switch on. It is one of 9 lights for the bedroom
New socket by small window in bedroom -Up and running!
light switch for main lights that will be beside bed, also sockets below
light switch being prepared outside new ensuite bathroom
Lights installed and parts of ceiling painted
light in study, but no light yet!
Another few walls painted with initial coat of emulsion in the upstairs bedroom
View across the new bedroom to windows, lights and wiring can be seen
Plastering over the stairwell and wiring completed for stair lights
Initial coats of emulsion in new bedroom
Wooden beam framework in old porch area to create a new floor which will be level with the old hall dining room.
wallpaper still to be stripped off on this side of new sun lounge
View towards the old porch, this room will be the new sun lounge, old red paint from years gone by
Old hallway now being stripped of old wallpaper and walls being levelled for plaster skimming. Lighter shade of plaster shows where a door has been at some time in the past
New framework to raise up floor in the old porch
plastering in the new study – wires visible from Joe’s electrical work for plug socket and Pipes for radiators that Marcus is fitting
plastering in the new study pic 2
plastering in the new study around the velux window
plastering in the new study around the newly created cupboard
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