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.
Phase 1 work this weekend – Tony (brother-in-law) has fitted handles to bathroom and kitchen door and has begun to tile the kitchen (white tiles!)
Phase 2 work this weekend – Paul has been working on the upstairs, beginning the painting of the ceiling in the new upstairs bedroom in readiness for Joe to return and fit the lights.
Handles now in place on door to kitchen from utility and door to new family bathroom. Fitted by Tony
The start of the tiling in the kitchen – thanks Tony!
This is what is called the ‘back buttering’ of tiles. It ensures a thin even coverage of the cement
New white tiles with spacers
Tiling starts from the centre of the cooker and works out the way in both directions
Spirit levels are essential
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tiling in new kitchen pic 2
Paul applying the first coat of watery emulsion to the newly plastered ceiling in the new bedroom
First coat of emulsion on bedroom ceiling
First coat of emulsion on bedroom ceiling pic 2
First coat of emulsion on bedroom ceiling pic 3
Close up of laminate for new kitchen floor
Tony laying the laminate flooring on a layer of underlay
Progress of laminate floor so far
Paul-painting-another-coat-to-utility-ceiling before electrician on Monday
Utility area painting
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Plasterer’s van
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new-bathroom-ceiling-partly-plastered
Double layers of insulation have been inserted into ceiling area. This has been a tricky job as all pieces need cutting and shaping. The main kitchen area should not be so time consuming as larger straight pieces can be cut.
Celotex insulation in Utility Room
Celotex insulation in Utility Room View from Back Door
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plaster-board-for-walls-and-insulation-for-ceiling-has-been-delivered
wiring-for-floor-plug-socket-in-new-kitchen
roof-over-back-of-kitchen-nearly-complete
wire-for-outside-light-through-back-wall
wire-for-outside-light-through-back-wall-on-other-side-of-patio-window
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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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bricks-in-place-over-back-door-outside-doors-and-windows-have-been-measured
blocked-up-old-bedroom-window
2-doorways-now-opened-up-left-to-kitchen-right-to-new-bathroom-rubble-all-cleared-away
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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.
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More roof work – pictures taken Saturday 24th September from scaffolding
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Builder is very fortunately ok and back here, although very sore. A lot of work today on the roof over utility and new entrance to kitchen.
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