Bathroom – 6
An evening of grouting later, the floor’s looking like it’s finished – and most importantly, is nearly ready for installation of a new WC, sink & heated towel rail.
Progress is happening – sloooowwwwlllly… Framing for the boiler box-work is complete and a door’s been hung. The flooring, skirting & architrave are all complete, and we’re now waiting for the plasterer to arrive next week to cover up the boiler 🙂 Next stops, more door hanging; reskimming over a couple of holes in the…
And so it begins. The plasterer’s been busy today, cleaning everything up to the point of being able to start plastering, and then cracking on with “first fix”. Lots of big holes in the walls where pipes & cables previously resided have all been filled & smoothed, and the ceiling’s had its first coat as…
Before the room can be plastered next week, the original plumbing that previously served the kitchen sink & appliances needed to be removed – paving the way for a cleanly filled & plastered wall. Unfortunately, as you can see the pipework disappears off under the floor somewhere and at the moment we have no idea…
Just a quick apology for the complete lack of any updates over the last few weeks. We haven’t given it all up as a bad idea, but have just been busy getting things done. I’ll post a fuller update later but for now here’s a quick pic of the rather wintery view we currently have!
After a couple of days of plastering, we finally have what looks like a room taking shape. Waiting for new plaster to dry always seems to be such a tedious & lengthy process. In the mean time, those lovely louvered & glass panelled doors just had to go… Along with the rather tired flooring in…