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Day 178 – Thursday 16th March 2017 – phase 2

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

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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

Day 97 – Monday 21st November 2016

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Day 97 – Monday 21st November 2016

So wet today – torrential rain all day

Plasterer was off sick and rain stopped play on the wall outside for the builder.

Some architraves around doorways were fixed on and husband started stripping wallpaper in the old bedroom which is now a bathroom.

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Removing old wallpaper

Day 93 – Tuesday 15th November 2016

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Day 93 – Tuesday 15th November 2016

Then and Now

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28th September this is what the wall looked like!

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Today 15th November wall looks like this New Kitchen wall finished with dot and dab plaster board technique, ready for plasterer

Window to left of wheel barrow is now the doorway in the next picture. This photo taken on 26th July 2016.

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New doorway into main house, with frame and plasterboard surround ready for plasterer. This was the small window in the photo above.

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What it used to look like below

Before being bricked up – 29th August 2016

Day 92 – Monday 14th November 2016

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Day 92 – Monday 14th November 2016

The break through into the house.

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new-doorway

Day 70 – Friday 14th October 2016

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Day 70 – Friday 14th October 2016

Indoor work today – builder and plumber

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After! blocked-up-window-between-new-kitchen-and-bedroom-from-bedroom-side

After blocked-up-window-between-new-kitchen-and-bedroom

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Day 57 – Tuesday 27th September 2016

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Day 57 – Tuesday 27th September 2016

Fibre glass roofing over flat/sloping roof was completed today. Fibre glass roofing was chosen as it is strong and durable and can last for 20 years. It was the ideal solution to cover this kind of roof where all the tiled roofs meet. An expert came out to do the job and it had to be a dry day. There are several layers, the first of which is a fibre glass coated board, then a resin goes on, followed by the fibre glass matting, then more resin and finally a top coat. Photos are shown below.

Also today a mistake was noticed by the double glazing man in the hip above the patio doors when he was measuring, so this needs to be corrected.

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Day 56 – Monday 26th September 2016

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Day 56 – Monday 26th September 2016

Wet day – Work limited to undercover. Skylight gap previously covered in tarpaulin was recovered with board. This will be fitted and sealed within the next few days, so should soon be water tight. Hole was cut for doorway to new bathroom. Bricks laid to fill gap over new lintel above the new back door. Old bedroom window now blocked in. Photos below.