Boarded Hall & Landing - 21st/22nd Feb 09

The hall and landing is boarded and is looking so much better! We spoke to the plasterers and they said we should knock down the wall as its serving no purpose. They said we could either leave it open or they could stud and board it.

Once we had knocked it down, we decided to leave it that way as it made the hall so much bigger! Only problem now is that there is no damp proof membrane! It looks like it used to be a coal house under the stairs as there is a door that has been blocked up. We dug up the concrete and found rubble and then soil. We are going to dig it down to the foundations and put in new joist supports so we can lay floorboards straight across. Where the original floorboards met the soil they have become rotten so need replacing anyway! Another little job we were not expecting!





Still carrying on with the electrics, adding an extra socket under the stairs now so that was a bit of extra work for my Dad!

Should have the electrics finished this week and the plasterers will have skimmed the hall by Thursday! One room left to go then we can start making it look pretty!

Understairs problem - 15th Feb 2009

Not a lot to report as the work we have been doing isn't very visual. We've been carrying on with the electrics, almost there!

The wall under the stairs is very unstable, luckily it doesn't support the stairs! Stuart had a go at taking a few bricks out and building it back up. He did a good job but it still wasn't very stable! Will have to have a word with the plasterers and see if it will board ok!



The plasterers have started to board the hall and landing! Its getting there!

We now have a working fire and its beautiful! - 6th Feb 2009

Today the plumber returned to commission the fire. As its quite a biggy we had to have an air vent installed. I hope it doesn't make the house drafty!

Its so lovely, I took a video of it in action!




Being in the house is going to be much nicer now we have some heat! We now have light and heat so no excuses for not getting lots of jobs done this weekend!

More lighting and plastering done - 31st Jan 2009

Got lots more done this weekend! We got the lighting upstairs finished, the living room plastered, plaster knocked off walls, front bedroom almost painted with the first coat and a good tidy up! It wore me out!

I'm quite pleased I got snowed in today so I can have a rest ha ha!

One little problem was that we bought these ace electronic dimmer light switches from wickes for the bedrooms but they don't work. One doesn't at all and the other just turns on or off, no dimming! Will have to take them back and swap them!

All in all a productive weekend! Next weekend the hall will be done then the week after the kitchen/diner. Its all starting to come together! Yey!