My House - The Slow Progress

[Citizensnipss]

Looking good so far, looks like a decent project.

 

[Kimi]

wow not all of those pictures loaded yesterday, very impressive work mate, looks like a massive project! great stuff

 

[kaptainmarc]

looks like this is going to be one awesome place when finished! look forward to more updates

currently deciding whether I could hack doing up my first house or not. pictures always make it look easy

 

[Traffic_Warden]

Any pics of your tools that you've used?

I'm not planning on robbing you, just interested in what i may need.

Ill get some at the weekend , I like to buy good quality tools like Paslode, Makita, Rothenberger for eg that will last rather then buying cheap ****.
-Nail guns first and second fix
-Chop saws , Circular saw.
-Cement mixer, Stihl Saws
-Tile cutter
-Gas torch, deburs etc for plumbing
-Laser lines.
-Drills , impact drivers etc
Loads more to list but its just too many to list.

Hows the quality on the DIY Kitchens mate? i havent seen them before. Im looking for basic one for an L shape and was thinking of picking up a cheap Wickes takeaway but maybe DIY would be a better choice.

Everything's very well built , even the rears are 10mm board! Fanatstic quality and the price is relatively low too compared to the likes of B&Q etc (Although 10x better quality imo)

Subbed. Quality work. You said it was a steep learning curve, what have you used to guide you through this? Did you have any previous training or experience of any particular trade? Or has it all been Internet based reading up (as I do pretty much for anything I ever attempt?)

Thanks, I have family in the trades and me being a sparky helps . currently 23 , bought the house in 2012 . So you can probably imagine its like doing another apprenticeship haha. One thing though , if something isnt right , i wont fit it . If i need a tool , no matter the price , i will buy it as having the tools for the job makes everything 10x easier to Master.

I do get people in to do certain jobs though, all the Gas installation, Harl (stonechipping) on the exterior walls etc but i want to learn both the practical side and theory side and be good at what i do.

Looking very nice so far. I bet that will be one very toasty kitchen in winter with all that insulation and under floor heating.

Seems odd not seeing the fully pink room after being skimmed stage.

Yeh it is wierd , i did grow up in England , so plastered walls is the usual. But up here in Scotland , Taping is very much used, rather then plaster. People still use plastering but to me its not worth it unless you are considering wall papering the walls. Its very time consuming with the 3 layers to do , but the finish is very good and smoooooth.
Not got a boiler yet , looking at a Vokera I32 HE as the modulation is much wider then most boilers, and will suit the installation quite well i think.

 

[DiCe!]

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