My apartment Project log

[Dr House]

Why do you need such a large mattress! o.O

Is this the London side of your location of the Prague side? Just a bit curious. Very very interesting though, but can't believe it's taken so long!

kd

Well we have a big room (about 30 ft long) so I thought it would be nice to try and fill it properly. Its in the uk, close to Sheffield.

Its really taken longer then it should have, we area coming unto 2 years now because we had some issues with building regs. Then we had money problems, then I got really busy at work and the list just goes on and one.

I hope to have it finished in 3 to 6 months now.

 

[cheets64]

What happens when you want to get rid of the mattress?

 

[Glaucus]

What happens when you want to get rid of the mattress?

Chainsaw of course

 

[Dr House]

Chainsaw of course

lol that what I told my wife. we only managed to get it into the bedroom because I knocked the door out

looking back on it I should have never bought it.


I am toying with the idea of getting this for the kitchen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA98chdygYI

 

[Dr House]

Small update.

So things are moving again.
I have been out of the uk for the last 6 to 10 months so not much has happened.

I have decided to project manage the rest of the build my self, so I have employed a couple of builders and I am on site everyday with them.

We have plastered all the walls in gyproc soundcoat its a parge coat for increased airtightness to optimize sound and thermal performance.

http://www.british-gypsum.com/produ...gyproc_accessories/gyproc_soundcoat_plus.aspx

we got through 75, 25kg bags of the stuff in total.

We installed a new smoke vent velux window at the top of the stairs.

It allows some light in but also it will vent smoke in the even of a fire.


We have finished the first fix electrical work now, we have around 250 light fitting and 100 twin sockets.
Unfortunately I was stupid enough to give the electrician a £3k deposit when he decided to keep after doing just 3.5 days work. I found someone else now and I am taking the old one to court.

As you can see we got through a lot of cable

I have installed 15 and 22mm hot and cold water supplies from the manifolds to the sinks, baths, WC’s…..

This is a photo of bathroom 2 manifold, it also supplies the kitchen and utility room.

manifold in bedroom 4 with the UFH manifold next to it.

we have had to pull up a lot of the floors to get the cables and pipes in

so we have spent the last 4 days putting the OSB floors back down

The dorma windows are finally finished.

We have had such a nightmare with them, we paid £9k for top end aluminum windows but the idiots manufactured them wrong and they ended up flooding the flat directly under us.




oh and we got our self a new pupply

the plan going forward:
Next week I am going to put all the waste pipes in, I need to vent some of them through the roof so I am going to have to put up scaffolding again

Then I am on holiday for a month to Thailand so nothing will happen until I get back. After the trip we plan to start plaster boarding the walls and ceilings, after that we are going to install the floor and under floor heating

Then the kitchen, bathrooms and decorating. I expect to be finished by March at the latest.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

You must be rich, nice project.

 

[Dr House]

You must be rich, nice project.

lol no not rich at all (I have spent everything I have on this project and then some) but worked hard to for the last 10 years to fund a project like this.

 

[Dangerous Dave]

Looks good, are you running cat 5/6 to all the rooms and wiring for mult room audio ? Easy at the build stage even if you aren't going to use it but more tricky once finished.

 

[Azza]

Does the building have a lift?

 

[Stewy]

The apartment looks enormous, will look and feel unbelievably good when it's finished!

 

[Dr House]

Looks good, are you running cat 5/6 to all the rooms and wiring for mult room audio ? Easy at the build stage even if you aren't going to use it but more tricky once finished.

Hi yes we have LOTS and LOTS of cat6 cable. around 3km worth in all.

Does the building have a lift?

yes it opens into my hall way.

The apartment looks enormous, will look and feel unbelievably good when it's finished!

Yah its quite big but it does not feel it anymore

 

[Azza]

That god for that! You'll be making proper use out of it by the time you've moved in! Though it seems like you started this thread well over 2 years a go. Weird.

 

[Dr House]

forgot to say speakers arrive next week.

http://stealthacoustics.com/products/invisible-speakers/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxymKAB-vy8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIaCCNIRBkw&feature=plcp

They are 100% invisible speakers. I can even paint over them.

I have ordered a pair of LR3's, pair of LR8's, SLR5, pair of B30 Subwoofers.
They are going to be driven by a 8400 amp and a 255R amp for the subs.

 

[Usel]

Looking good will be a great place to live when finished.

Sorry to hear about the impending court case, you never seem to have the best of luck really, makes you stronger I suppose. Will house insurance cover her claim?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

lol no not rich at all (I have spent everything I have on this project and then some) but worked hard to for the last 10 years to fund a project like this.

fantastic, so after you finished you going to be living in it yea?

 

[theleg]

looks wicked mate. I would LOVE to have a project like that and have so much input into my living space.

can't wait to see it when its done.

 

[Dr House]

Looking good will be a great place to live when finished.

Sorry to hear about the impending court case, you never seem to have the best of luck really, makes you stronger I suppose. Will house insurance cover her claim?

nop the insurance will not cover me but we will get it sorted

fantastic, so after you finished you going to be living in it yea?

That is the plan, its been going on for 2 and half years but it should be done soon. I really do not like living in the uk however my wife does not want to move again.

looks wicked mate. I would LOVE to have a project like that and have so much input into my living space.

can't wait to see it when its done.

thanks

 

[doofer]

This is still ongoing?

I bet you're really popular with the other residents...

 

[Deleted member 77746]

That is the plan, its been going on for 2 and half years but it should be done soon. I really do not like living in the uk however my wife does not want to move again.

thanks

There is no way I would stop in the UK after that project was finished. I would have sold it off (OR) move and rent them out so there is a constant income.

 

[Dr House]

There is no way I would stop in the UK after that project was finished. I would have sold it off (OR) move and rent them out so there is a constant income.

I am finding its very difficult here and can seem my self being quite unhappy if I end up back here long term. I really want to go to Australia as I think we would have a better life there. My wife would make £150 to £200k on top of what ever I earn. On that sort of money we could have am amazing lifestyle.