Day 171 – Tuesday 7th March 2017 – phase 2
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
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