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Uther · 5 Oct 2018 at 20:29

I assume you're a builder!

dholdi · 5 Oct 2018 at 20:57

Did you render the chimney breast ?

dholdi · 5 Oct 2018 at 21:03

Looks ok, beads would have tidied up the corners tho.

Edit - just clicked full size image and I take that back, the looks ok bit I mean

dholdi · 5 Oct 2018 at 21:10

You may find it easier to dot and dab boards on rather than a base then plaster.

dholdi · 5 Oct 2018 at 21:25

I'm not knocking mate your doing a great job.
The suggestion of dotting and dabbing plasterboards was to try and make it easier for you.
You did the right thing by fixing timber guides to get a flat surface.
I find d&d boards a lot easier as you just dab the adhesive, plant the board on it and tap it back with a straight edge up and down and across, I use a set square in and around corners too.
Obviously the board is pretty flat and gives a good base for plaster, the thin corner beads can be stapled on to the boards when the adhesive has set.

Buffman · 6 Oct 2018 at 17:29

Looks very good. Would a large bifold or sliding door not be better than 2 into the garden.

Steelwork looks good. You get a builder to do that?

a1ex2001 · 6 Oct 2018 at 19:58

Brave decision I couldn't live with the filth, upheaval and lack of family time doing a project that size at weekends only would lead to. Respect for having the balls to go all in with the hammers!

thezappa · 6 Oct 2018 at 22:34

Indeed, brave man.
Couple of questions:
The drawing of the new layout has the left hand wall finishing half way along a window. Is the window staying there or being bricked up or the wall finishing in a different position?
Would a door by the dining area in to the lounge area be worth investigating (to the left of the new WC)? Would make moving around easier.
Also the lintel in the 3rd photo down; is that supported correctly? I only ask as normally beams need a 150mm bearing support, the one pictured appears to have 75mm.

inogen · 6 Oct 2018 at 22:36

Brave man. I just hope you don't have a gluten intolerance.

NickK · 9 Oct 2018 at 15:46

My wife hits the limit with mere dust or mess/work-in-progress left for a week or so..

clubb699 · 10 Oct 2018 at 11:48

Fantastic a bloke with some ball's, reminds me of when i did our work on the house, take your time dont rush it get it right first time make sure you have thought of everything you need or might need in the future, sockets, internet

Good luck

Semple · 10 Oct 2018 at 12:09

The Craig said:
Looks very good. Would a large bifold or sliding door not be better than 2 into the garden.

Would give some nicer views into the garden, but would be a pain having to open an enormous bifold door if you were just grabbing something from the garden.

I would also echo the comment about putting in a door/arch in the bottom right corner of the lounge to lead directly to the dining room. That's quite a bit of a walk round, also with how open the kitchen/diner is, a lot of that light could be passed through to the lounge where it's now lost a window.