Once the old bathroom had been stripped out we were able to get our first good look at the floor…. … and promptly determined that this was a prime opportunity to remove the old floor boards replacing them with plywood as a much more stable & solid base for tiling. With the boards up, we…

Reached a bit of a milestone over the last weekend – all of the replastering we needed to do for the moment has now finally been completed. The Lounge has now been finished, along with the hall, staircase walls and upstairs landing walls! The biggest benefit of this work being finished is that it means…

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…

Given the state of the old floor boards in the bathroom we were left with little option except to remove them & start again with a new plywood floor – more suitable as a solid base for a shower tray & floor tiles. Thanks to the joists being just slightly too far apart to support…

One of the distinguishing “features” installed by the previous owner was a wood-panelled ceiling.    Perhaps not quite to everyone’s taste… and definitely not to ours…! Unsurprisingly, this wasn’t particularly well attached and soon parted company with a little persuasion to reveal that it had simply been put up underneath the original plasterboard ceiling, which…

The new pre-lagged cylinder was first fitted with all the various bits and pieces needed to connect it up – new hard-water suitable immersion heater went in first: Followed by a specialised Salamander S-Flange for the domestic hot water take off & dedicated air-free supply to a pumped power shower, yet to be purchased or…