My house renovation project
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Hi Lee,
as Bitslice said, that's my neighbours access and gate not mine.
- Bitslice.
It's not level because the garden slopes downward, the concrete car park is at different levels and it wouldn't look right if the fence was all level.
If you're making reference to the soil then there was a patio there previously which was removed when we dug the garden out.
The gardens going to be Rotavated before anything else happens and then I will level it all out before installing the patio.
as Bitslice said, that's my neighbours access and gate not mine.
- Bitslice.
It's not level because the garden slopes downward, the concrete car park is at different levels and it wouldn't look right if the fence was all level.
If you're making reference to the soil then there was a patio there previously which was removed when we dug the garden out.
The gardens going to be Rotavated before anything else happens and then I will level it all out before installing the patio.
Wow making a massive job out of this?
Looked fine before. Just needed a new fence, bathroom, kitchen and run around with the mower.
I would have left the kitchen wall in or maybe widened it for french doors, the noise alone from tumble dryers and washers is quite annoying while watching tv at night can be a hassle if the little ones gone to bed. It also allows the misses and her friends to have a bitch in peace.
Doubt the electrics needed any work?? and you could have dropped run some hdmi/cat6 from lifting the floor boards and dropping down from above without loosing the whole ceiling.
With size of the house sticking the pc under the stairs along with the rest of the av stuff you should be able to have hdmi running from there to the tvs around the house etc so you can drag windows to different tvs for movies /pictures etc.
Looked fine before. Just needed a new fence, bathroom, kitchen and run around with the mower.
I would have left the kitchen wall in or maybe widened it for french doors, the noise alone from tumble dryers and washers is quite annoying while watching tv at night can be a hassle if the little ones gone to bed. It also allows the misses and her friends to have a bitch in peace.
Doubt the electrics needed any work?? and you could have dropped run some hdmi/cat6 from lifting the floor boards and dropping down from above without loosing the whole ceiling.
With size of the house sticking the pc under the stairs along with the rest of the av stuff you should be able to have hdmi running from there to the tvs around the house etc so you can drag windows to different tvs for movies /pictures etc.
Hi there,
The pictures made it look a lot better than it actually was...
Electrics were the old fuse wire type, situated in the cupboard outside of the house very annoying if you happen to trip a fuse in the winter/dark.
Now they are inside for safety and ease.
RE: Kitchen wall, it wouldn't of made sense to widen it for french doors I'd of lost too much cabinet space.
With it being open plan I was able to retain much of the cabinet space under the new breakfast bar that's going to be installed.
RE: Ceiling - When I took the wall down there was a gap in the ceiling and to be honest there had been multiple repairs to the ceiling and it just looked crap. It's easier to access it now for electrics, hdmi, cat 6 etc and also for the plumbing as I'm having a new 22mm gas pipe installed from the meter back.
Also moving 3 radiators in the house so to be honest it made the most sense.
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Meh, I wouldn't have justified it. Your house, your style, your project, your money. Do what you want, but keep us informed with pics and updates.
Agreed on all counts. I love reading these logs (though am generally pretty envious whilst I do so).
Meh, I wouldn't have justified it. Your house, your style, your project, your money. Do what you want, but keep us informed with pics and updates.
I'm currently in the middle of my first house build/re-jig and it's for those reason i haven't done a build log online.
I do love them, just can't be bothered with the 'you should have done it like this' attitude.
keep up the good work
Update!
Moving along now I need to take some proper pictures and update properly but we're making some good progress now!
Bathroom wall and ceiling has been plastered now:
Started to fit the bath, just need to brace it a bit more than will be pretty much done!
Test fit of the other furniture to make sure it all fits!
Ordered my bathroom tiles today too!
Going for white porcelain either side of the pattern in the middle with a dark porcelain floor.
All due to be tiled on Saturday this week!
Other chasing has been done and cables to relevant sockets.
Landing and two bedrooms ceilings are going to be flattened on Friday.
I'm hoping by early sept to have the ceiling back up, bathroom installed with most of the plastering done.
Just need to save for a kitchen now seen as I've overspent!!
Moving along now I need to take some proper pictures and update properly but we're making some good progress now!
Bathroom wall and ceiling has been plastered now:
Started to fit the bath, just need to brace it a bit more than will be pretty much done!
Test fit of the other furniture to make sure it all fits!
Ordered my bathroom tiles today too!
Going for white porcelain either side of the pattern in the middle with a dark porcelain floor.
All due to be tiled on Saturday this week!
Other chasing has been done and cables to relevant sockets.
Landing and two bedrooms ceilings are going to be flattened on Friday.
I'm hoping by early sept to have the ceiling back up, bathroom installed with most of the plastering done.
Just need to save for a kitchen now seen as I've overspent!!
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Might seem like a stupid question, but how will the bath be filled, there doesn't seem to be any pipes for hot & cold water?
Regards
The holes for the taps haven't been cut yet, running new pipes underneath because I've changed the end in which the shower will go!
The layout and design of the downstairs is almost identical to mine OP.
Keep up the good work
Thanks!
Looking forward to getting it moved on!
Looking like bulk of the electrical work will be completed this week with the plumber starting next monday fitting the new heating system.
Then hopefully I can get the ceiling back up downstairs!
Could you please post photos when they're up? It's basically the same design as my bathroom that will be going in soon except I couldn't get a border with mine.
Cheers!