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Old kitchen, the home straight
ByTim
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…
Post move… !
ByTim
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!
Unplanned works; new hot water system!
ByTim
On inspecting the heating / hot water systems (DHW) when we first got the keys we’d noted that the hot water cylinder was getting a little tired, and would probably need to be replaced at some point relatively soon. What we weren’t quite expecting was to come into the house at around 3pm on a…
Busy week ahead…!
ByTim
Just a quick update to say that a busy week is coming up… Progress today includes lots of ground work to prepare the way – getting a couple of rooms nearly ready to finish off when a floor sander arrives on monday! Window sills have been painted & coving “installed” in both main bedrooms. Tomorrows…
Old kitchen… Progress!
ByTim
Today saw the start of work to transform our house’s original kitchen into what will hopefully end up being a dining room / additional reception room / somewhere to relax with a book / we’re-not-entirely-sure-just-yet room. Our electrician’s been busy all day removing dodgy old wiring for cookers & an excessive amount of badly-fitted additional…
Bathroom… Done!
ByTim
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…