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!

All building work’s now been completed and the kitchen is finished (bar a tiled splashback). Here’s how it was supposed to end up, according to the plans: And this is the finished result! For a look around, have a look at this “PhotoSynth” of the finished kitchen! http://photosynth.net/embed.aspx?cid=c2be9062-406b-4fc2-b870-a67425e452c3&delayLoad=true&slideShowPlaying=falsePhotos: Full credit has to go to Upgrade…

Now the plaster’s done, it’s time to crack on with the rest of the house. The first couple of coats of paint have been applied to the main bedroom to seal & cover the newly dry plaster, and this weekend’s job is to start getting the proper top-coats of paint done along with all the…

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…