The Magnolia in the front garden has been beautiful this year.
Magnolia Tree in full bloom
Magnolia Tree in full bloom pic 2
Magnolia Tree in full bloom pic 3
Truck to remove skip
Truck to remove skip pic2
Skip removal
Skip removal pic 2
Skip removal pic 3
Skip removal pic 4
Skip removal pic 5
Skip removal pic 6
Skip removal pic 7 This is the third and final skip that has been used whilst work has been done on phase 2
Another coat of emulsion on the wardrobe doors in the new bedroom
another coat of emulsion on the wardrobe doors pic 2
Scaffolders taking away canopy today
Scaffolders taking away canopy today pic 2
Scaffolders removing canopy
Scaffolders removing canopy another picture
canopy packed up
Springdale with the canopy removed
netting now removed
Painting above front patio doors now complete
Doors on cupboard in the study have had another coat of paint, one more coat of the eggshell paint to go on the inner panel
Door into new family bathroom now varnished on both sides
Door into new family bathroom now varnished, this is the outside off the Utility Room
Old kitchen door now varnished, both sides, this leads into the new Sun Room.
No work on Wednesday
Today is the last day of the build. Lots of finishing off tasks and installing new doors downstairs. Plumber still to do radiators, and bathroom suite upstairs, but all the external build is now complete. Here are a few pictures, more to come after the scaffolding is removed.
The outside of the house is all ready for unveiling. The scaffolding should come down next week.
guttering finished on the right side of house
guttering all finished
Bat box on the right side of house by bedroom
bat box at the top of the house under the gable
Bat box on the left side of the house
The curtain is down! We now have the archway back and can see our new sun lounge! Superb!
Another view through the archway
New door into downstairs bedroom
New glass panelled door into the hall – this will allow some light through
Magnolia tree just ready to flower
Guttering is all being replaced around the house
new guttering and downpipes
new guttering all along sides of Springdale
guttering on the right hand side
guttering all replaced
skirting board all made and fixed into place in new sun room
Springdale nearly finished still with scaffolding. View from the back of the house.
Bedroom door now with architrave, also bathroom door both side complete
Cupboard handles on cupboard in study now finished
Looking down the new staircase – new handrail up and fitted on the right – pic 2
Looking down the new staircase – new handrail up and fitted on the right
Stair rail now with spindles all stained and treated, the rest to complete after work is complete upstairs
New staircase with the stained and treated spindles now fitted
left gable and new gutterings and downpipes
Old guttering now removed as an extra to the original work – old guttering was full of holes and broken in places
Old guttering removed
Vents complete under dormer roof
Dormer with vents below guttering just visible
Fuse boxes now all labelled up by Joe, Ballan Electrical
Old alarm wires removed, fuse switch removed and general tidy up of all wiring in utility room
Sockets relocated in the utility room, fuse switch removed from above by Joe, Ballan Electrical
Smoke alarm changed so will not be set off by cooking, just smoke
Old light which had been removed on a previous occasion by Joe now replaced with smaller light to match the rest of the sun room, also on the same circuit
new smaller light in archway connected to the lights in the sunroom
Skirting boards around bedroom now complete
Skirting boards around bedroom now complete pic 2
Product used to treat spindles for staircase. This will eventually be used twice for entire staircase
Used this product as recommended by Joe, our electrician.
Spindles for staircase treated for the first time with a tinted oil – Honey
Spacers for in between spindles also treated for the first time with the honey tinted Osmo
Top of staircase – some hard to reach places treated with Osmo before the spindles make these places inaccessible for painting
This product will be the third coat that we apply to the staircase
Venturing upstairs for the first time pic 2
Into the final stages now as the outside is nearly finished with just vents and guttering to be completed. Inside the staircase will be finished next week and some new doors, which are extras to the build, will be fitted. Today 3 bat boxes were fixed into position as required by our bat licence.
Bat box 2, a small slit at the bottom allows a bat to enter
Bat box 1 – shadowed by scaffolding
Bat box 3 painted white to blend in with the house
Looking down into sun room from scaffolding
New guttering and down pipes from flat roof
New guttering and down pipes pic 2
New guttering up around the dormer window
Bathroom door now with handles fitted
Inside the new wardrobes – hanging rails and small shelf – perfect! thanks Steve and Luke
Wardrobe under the sloping roof adapted to fit
Wardrobe with longer hanging space for longer clothes
Wardrobe with panelling showing on sides and front – looks so smart
Wardrobe, one door open
Cupboard in the study over the stairs – now with fitted doors
New outside sensor lights for Springdale, wired and installed by Joe – Ballan Electrical
Outside Light at Springdale
Second front outside light at Springdale
New sun lounge – we now have light, thanks to Joe, Ballan Electrical
Staircase out of bounds tonight whilst extra supports are setting
Staircase – looking down, treads all covered with card to protect them till work is finished pic 2 Supports have now set
Cupboards built into sloping roof, now with handles
Handles for newly built fitted wardrobes and cupboards Close up picture
View of new wardrobes from dormer side of bedroom, corner not yet complete
Door to new bedroom with handles
Door to new ensuite bathroom, no handles yet
Door to study with corner piece cut out – this has been from a safety point of view. The door is safest opening into the room. Opening onto a small landing means stepping backwards which could result in a fall down the stairs
Door to study, corner cut off to fit inside sloping roof
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