Work on the upstairs bathroom continues.
Wash basin installed
Wash basin installed – view towards the window
skirting board around shower base painted and glossed
skirting board around shower base painted and glossed pic 2
radiator in upstairs bedroom beneath front window
radiator in bedroom beneath dormer window
radiator in study beneath the velux window
Upstairs Bathroom Progress – toilet and shower installed and radiator
Bathroom shower, showerboards and screen installed by Marcus Kelly and assistant Josh
Shower installed
Upstairs bathroom – toilet installed and wall tiles grouted
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
View of Springdale from the front with boarded up old porch now ready for demolition of wall inside
Springdale-on-the-first-of-March-2017
old-porch-wall-inside-ready-for-demolition
old-radiators-from-hallway
old-porch-boarded-up inside
front-of-house-boarded-up-ready-for-demolition-of-wall-inside                             View from the outside
looking-down-from-scaffolding-to-boarded-up-front
dormer-lead-around-window
dormer-sides-lined-with-lead
rendering-applied-today-as-seen-throught-the-scaffolding
rendering-as-seen-from-second-level-of-the-scaffolding-looks-perfect
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rendering-pic-4
view-of-bedroom-and-dormer-more-plastering-completed-today
view-of-2-bedroom-windows-and-new-plastering
wall-channelled-out-for-plug-sockets
entrance-to-study
new waste-pipe-installed and connected-to-new downpipe-which-has-been-connected-to-the-house-drains
waste-downpipe-connected-to-vent-with-birds-nest-top
shower-waste-and-wash-hand-basin-waste-water-pipe-in-white-connected-to-the-waste-pipe-under-the-guttering
waste pipe from new upstairs toilet as yet not installed
white-waste-pipe-coming-from-right-to-left-join-waste-pipe-from-shower-and-then-flows-through-to-main-waste-pipe-outside
Plumbing pipes under old ceiling of the old porch. Middle pipe is the cold water supply to the upstairs toilet. Right of the beam is the hot and cold supply of water to the wash basin. Short pipe is the radiator pipe to the bedroom.
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old-front-and-porch-at-the-end-of-tuesday-28th-february-scratch-coat-applied-over-beam
dormer-from-the-outside-progress-so-far
bedroom doorway-with-frame-in-place-skimmed-with-plaster
plastering-continues-upstairs-in-the-new-bedroom-view-over-to-staircase-through-left hand-doorway-and-to-ensuite-through-right-hand-doorway
view-across-to-dormer-side-of-bedroom-and-plastering-on-this-side-of-bedroom-and-around-beam
top-and-bottom-of-small-window-upstairs-skimmed-with-plaster
window-sill-and-around-windows-skimmed-with-plaster
view-through-to-old-hall-from-new-upstairs-study-this-is-where-a-new-cupboard-will-be-built-over-the-new-staircase
view-from-scaffolding-of-windows-which-have-now-been-prepared-for-rendering
upstairs-bedroom-windows-being-prepared-for-rendering-mesh-installed-around-sides
toilet-waste-pipe-in-place-in-ensuite-with-water-supply-pipe-at-the-side
toilet-waste-pipe-in-place-in-ensuite
toilet-waste-pipe-now-in-position-through-the-back-of-the-eaves-to-the-outside
waste-pipe-from-toilet-just-visible-coming-to-the-outside-of-the-house
waste-pipe-for-wash-hand-basin-in-ceiling-at-the-edge-of-the-old-hall. A white pipe which joins up with the waste water from the shower. This will join the outside waste pipe outside the house on the side
waste-water-pipe-for-shower
waste-pipe-for-wash-hand-basin-in-ensuite-with-water-supply-pipe-holes-behind
waste-water-pipe-for-wash-basin
waste-water-pipe-to-outside-from-shower-to-be-joined-to-main-waste-pipe
pipes-for-hot-and-cold-water-going-through-into-old-porch-ceiling-and-up-to-the-new-upstairs
hot-and-cold-water-pipes-to-upstairs-in-ceiling-of-old-hall-thinner-pipes-are-radiator-pipes
hot-and-cold-water-pipes-and-radiator-pipes-for-upstairs
plaster boarding-at-the-side-of-the-dormer
View of house from the front – Porch removed
Front porch door and panels removed
front-porch-door-and-panels-removed-pic2
skip-with-the-contents-of-the-front-of-the-porch
New steel beam installed over the front foundation wall to support the new front of house and to ensure there is no sinking
old-porch with new-steel-beam in place
new-steel-beam-to-support-front-of-the-house-over-foundation-wall
porch-from-above
dormer-progress-so-far
side-view-of-dormer-and-insulation
side-view-of-dormer-and-insulation-pic-2
waste-pipe-from-new-ensuite-bathroom
study-with-plasterboard
radiator-pipes-for-new-radiator-under-large-window-in-upstairs-bedroom
plasterboard-delivery-for-new-upstairs
plasterboard-inside-new-bedroom
Away for a few days in Edinburgh at a wedding so loads of progress on the build whilst we were in Scotland
dormer-from-side-and-felt-and-battening-on-roof
Roofers have been in and working on both sides of the house
felt-battening-and-dormer
new-dormer-structure
roof-tiled-on-the-right-side-of-house-and-around-the-velux
scratch-coat-at-top-of-new-front-wall-viewed-from-the-right-side
scratch-coat-at-top-of-new-front-wall
scratch-coat-on-gable-end
view-of-scratch-coat-from-the-left-and-the-felt-and-battening
pipes-for-radiator-in-bedroom-under-dormer-window installed by Marcus Kelly our plumber
pipes-laid-by-plumber-around-new-eaves
area-marked-for-new-walk-in-shower
partition-wall-in-front-of-new-eaves-in-bathroom
insulation-in-new-bathroom-around-window
partition-wall-between-study-and-staircase-area
study-and-plaster ensuiteboarding
view-of-large-window-in-new-bedroom-from-ensuite
view-of-dormer-from-inside
bedroom-marked-out-to-establish-positions-of-light-switches-and-plug-sockets, wiring all in for lights, all installed by Joe O’Hara, Ballen Electrical
electrician-ballen-electrical-has-marked-up-reference-point-for-switches-to-be-transferred-when-plaster-board-is-put-into-place
New Bath and Shower
New family bathroom with towel radiator toilet and sink
toilet-and-wash-hand-basin
Plumber today, connecting up pipework under the house.
New drainage pipe for a sink in the utility room and hot and cold water pipes
In new bathroom the pipes-for-towel-rail-capped
pipework-in-place-for-new-bath-in-bathroom
old-radiator-in-utility-reconnected-now-re-routed-under-house
pipework-through-wall-to-new-kitchen
pipework-for-radiator-under-the-window-in-the-new-kitchen-capped
pipework-capped-ready-for-large-radiator-in-new-kitchen-this-blockwork-was-the-old-small-bedroom-window
Builder and plumber today
View of progress of House from the back
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Progress with the plaster boarding in the kitchen
Plaster boarding in the kitchen
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plasterboard-2nd-window-sill-in-kitchen-on-right
positions-for-sink-and-toilet-in-new-bathroom
position-for-radiator
position-for-bath-in-new-bathroom
position-for-toilet-in-new-bathroom
position-for-sink-in-new-bathroom
gas-and-water-pipes-in-utility-room
capped-water-pipes-ready-for-sink
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