Upstairs bathroom work continued today. Marcus Kelly, plumber and Josh his assistant
Upstairs bathroom floor tiling finished today and grouted
Shower boards in place – also cut perfectly around the beam
shower tray in position
Connections visible under the shower tray
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Bathroom upstairs partly tiled and floor boarded, screwed down and tiled over, by Marcus Kelly, plumber and Josh
Upstairs bathroom progress so far
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
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plastering in the new study around the velux window
plastering in the new study around the newly created cupboard
Old hallway wall now demolished extending the size of the new sun lounge. Boarded up whilst work continues inside.
Old hallway wall now demolished
View from the old porch inwards. The floor will be built up to match the height of the existing floor.
Access to the new upstairs is still via a ladder.
The new bedroom and progress with the plastering. Boarded up dormer on the left.
View of the plastering drying out at the front of the bedroom
This will be the ensuite bathroom. The toilet waste pipe has now been blocked in to bring the position of the toilet forward away from the sloping roof. A shelf has been created at the back.
Creation of shelf and boxing in of the toilet to bring the position of the toilet further forward and away from the sloping roof.
New cupboard framework has been built over the stairs. this will be accessed from the study.
New flat roof under construction and view into what will be the master bedroom. This is tied into the top of the existing roof.
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Beams now inserted in between steel beams to form the structure of the flat roof
New roof rafters on the left side of the house. These have been attached to the newly inserted ridge board that will come out to the front of the house and form the top of the pitched roof and gable end on the right hand side
rafters on the right hand side of the house attached to the ridge board, pic 2
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Bathroom window pic 2
rafters to ridge board viewed form left side. Cross beams notched into steel
view of rafters through bathroom window opening. Edge of bathroom can be seen marked out with wood in flooring
View into bedroom from the right
View through left window to newly created bedroom floor space
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Split levels – ground floor and new upstairs visible together
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Fitments all in place, door needs painting or varnishing and also handle required.
Interesting to compare it with how it used to look in September 2016. See the transformation below.
Small bedroom to new bathroom
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Spot Marcus, our plumber, in a very tight spot, under the floor in the new bathroom
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New family bathroom Old doorway from old bedroom to hall now plaster boarded over. Then new bathroom floor is laid. First a wooden flooring is laid and marked with a grid.
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New Family Bathroom
New Family bathroom – right hand side
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Picture of before the old beams from the vaulted structure were removed
After the beams were removed from old vaulted structure the roof laths can be seen
New beams going in for the master bedroom
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Large hall and attic space
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Newly tiled bathroom
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Bath filled with water whilst it sets in place. This will prevent movement of bath when using shower and bath.
Spot Marcus, our plumber, in a very tight spot, under the floor in the new bathroom
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