The time has come for the old kitchen to finally be renovated, and converted into a finished room. Lots to do as ever over the next few days & it kicks off in the morning with an electrician arriving to do first-fix on repositioned sockets, moving the boiler power supply & provisioning power for a…

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…

Just in time for our planned moving in date, and after many late nights the first bathroom was finally completed & declared ready for use. Sink/Loo units (minus seat & a post-installation cleanup) Installed shower head & screen Shower! What isn’t pictured here is the plumbing installation needed in the loft – working in conjunction…

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…

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…