Trimming The Edges!
Today we took advantage of the clear weather to finally finish off the roof we put on 6 months ago! Mostly we have been waiting for the weather to get…
Plasterboards going Up!
Today we started putting up the plaster boards in the temporary living quarters. We went straight along the back wall in one go with 8 sheets and then 3 sheets…
Final clean up of old Storage Shed
we sorted out the electrics to allow us to nail up the plaster boards. Currently the electric cable comes in from under the floor into the old storage shed and…
Garden Room Trap Doors
Yesterday and today we revealed our trap doors in the garden room. The laminated flooring covered everything up, all glued down, including the two trap doors! These doors allow us…
Garden Room Floor Finished!
We have finished laying the laminated flooring! Day 3 – Monday 20th June The last 30% of the room took as long as the previous day’s work of covering 70%!…
Garden Room Floor Laminated!
We have started the job of laying down engineered laminated floor tiles in our Garden room. Day 1 – Saturday 18th June We prepared the tiles, slicing up 9 of…
Garden Room floor Sanded!
Today we hired an industrial floor sanding machine. The sanding system is a drum about 250mm (10inches) wide and the heavy weight of the sander really made quick work of…
Windows – Oak Frames
We have started sorting out the planks of Oak and selecting the best ones to do the frames in the windows. The four back windows are very similar in size…
Hot Water Tank installed
We have the hot water tank installed! It was a tight fit in the corner and in hindsight the design of the walls in that corner, should have allowed for…
Hot Water!
We continue to route and connect pipes together in and around the hot water tank corner. We made a drain valve connection with a piece of hose pipe and sealed…