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…

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…

Things finally seem to be building up a solid head of steam & are starting to move forwards….! Bedroom 1’s new plaster’s nearly dry and we’ve made inroads today into getting the room finished. The carpet’s been pulled up to reveal a floor that has tons of potential if sanded & varnished; skirting has been…

With all the prep work completed, the time had finally come to make a start on tiling. Tiles were arranged with full-height tiles around the shower tray to minimise joints, and work began… Progress…. More progress…!

Progress is happening – sloooowwwwlllly… Framing for the boiler box-work is complete and a door’s been hung. The flooring, skirting & architrave are all complete, and we’re now waiting for the plasterer to arrive next week to cover up the boiler 🙂 Next stops, more door hanging; reskimming over a couple of holes in the…

The day has finally arrived…. Our new kitchen is in the building – in bits though! The new room is nearly ready to have the bits fitted and with luck, will acquire floor tiles & necessary plumbing tomorrow with the kitchen going in next week. All building work has now been completed; walls & ceiling…