Tiling’s well underway, and with all the wall tiles firmly in place we made a start on the floor. Started the tiles from the shower tray, with a view to keeping as much floor as possible covered by tiles where splashes are likely! Leaving the first couple of rows to set overnight, the next step…

After the inevitable moving day chaos, the kitchen had been turned into a general temporary dumping ground for lots and lots of bags of stuff. We felt the time had come for a bit of a clearup, so after a few hours effort order has now been restored and the kitchen reclaimed!

One of the key rooms we wanted to change was the kitchen – the property’s original kitchen was well past its best, and had really seen better days. We knocked through from an useless utility room to the original dining room, removing the archway (adding some lintels above the position of the arch & door…

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…

Next stop was obviously to make a start on ripping something else out! The house has two upstairs bathrooms, one that’s looking somewhat tired and needs replacing, and a larger “family” bathroom that is pretty new and perfectly usable in the condition it’s in. The smaller of the two is just the right size to…

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…