Ripped out the window seat to find a hole in the plaster – complete with filling in the form of a copy of some pages of the Eastern Evening News from April 15th, 1976!
Definitely the EEN…
It’s a “Late Final edition”, presumably from the days when two editions were actually produced (!), complete with a lead story by Peter Franzen, who has recently retired as Editor of the Eastern Daily Press.
We’re definitely on the home straight with this room now. The ceiling’s been painted, and work’s started on fitting two essential bits of equipment – a WC and basin. In a moment which would have clearly been aided by hindsight, we opted for “built in” bathroom furniture with a back-to-the-wall WC and matching basin –…
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…
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…
With the flooring prepared, joists strengthened & route prepared for the waste pipework; the first major task in the bathroom build was to install the shower tray on the required mortar base. Given the size, shape & weight of the tray this was no easy feat – and as a result, not many photos were…
Great progress today – starting to feel like the house is slowly coming together now. Lounge plastering is well underway; bedroom 1 has had all of the remaining mess/carpet tape removed along with the first coat of paint on the replastered walls & ceiling and the remaining paintwork in bedroom 2 completed. We’ve also made…
