Welcome to our house - a DIY project log
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Walnut (I think) Floor varnish from homebase.
really like the floorvery nice colour
Thanks, I was sceptical when it started going on, but it dried really nicely
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Thank you, thank you
.You most certainly can - it's a bog standard floorboard from B&Q, with a light varnish
.Well the hardest part of it all was the plastering.
Still, I don't think I've done a bad job. Obviously you can't feel it but it's so smooth!
Also rebricked the outside of the house where we had to knock through for the waste pipes.
Still, not far to go now.
Still, I don't think I've done a bad job. Obviously you can't feel it but it's so smooth!
Also rebricked the outside of the house where we had to knock through for the waste pipes.
Still, not far to go now.
Um...If those spots in Zone 1 above the bath are mains I hope they're IPX5
.Well, they were installed by a certified professional electrician - so one would hope soIf the lights are mains he's alright as long as they're IPX5 (would've been IPX4 if the shower hose wasn't there) and if they're SELV or PELV they're ok as the transformer must be outside any Zones
.It was a bloody hard job, and I'll admit I got a fair bit of plaster in the shower, but it washed awayWow! I can't believe you plastered your bathroom around the shower etc, and with the floor already varnishedLooks fantastic though! I've just finished plastering our bedroom in the attic and not only has it taken me ages, but i've got plaster trodden into the newly sanded floor! Yes, i did have polythene sheeting down, but it ripped in places
It was my first go at plastering, and i'm going round filling all the dips and bumps with polyfilla... room is more white than pink now! ... seriously!
Still, great job you're doing there
.Believe it or not, this is the first time I've plastered a room. I've done minor repairs before but nothing on this scale.
Arg, don't say that. We're verging on getting somewhere near almost resembling finishing. I don't think I could face having to redo the roof again.Those installations may be correct but they just don't look it
Well whilst I've been cleaning the floor for another coat of varnish and attaching the side to the bath frame, the other half has been busy with the fireplace in the bedroom.
All the rooms (except the kitchen and bathroom) have these lovely victorian fireplaces in them, but the previous owner went on a painting spree and covered them up for some reason. We decided we'd strip them using a heat gun and brush, and clean them up to their original state.
To give you an idea, this is the one in the front bedroom yet to be done:
And this is the one she finished this evening:
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All the rooms (except the kitchen and bathroom) have these lovely victorian fireplaces in them, but the previous owner went on a painting spree and covered them up for some reason. We decided we'd strip them using a heat gun and brush, and clean them up to their original state.
To give you an idea, this is the one in the front bedroom yet to be done:
And this is the one she finished this evening:
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I know its just white walls, but if you've been following you might remember from page 1 that this wall was a covered in writing and various drawings before. It's a bit of a shame, but now it's done it actually feel like most of the upstairs is finished.
The bathroom is *almost* there - 1 more coat of floor varnish to go on, and the tiling to be done. Ceiling to be painted but we're going to leave the plastering a week or so first.
Other then that though, we're almost there with upstairs
.Er...that is of course...apart from the front bedroom
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Same to be done here - strip out, replace the floor if needed, new carpet, new wiring, stripping and polishing the fireplace and whatever else needs doing.
And we've just bought a beautiful cast iron fireplace for our front room, which we're going to have to fit soon, still it will look lovely around our fire
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Hmm, it was opened and checked last year with new firebricks being put in and what have you.Might need to check the rules regarding open fires and a non combustible hearth from that pic.
I was in two minds about stripping them, but since we've done it I think they look a lot better.
As for total spend..well we've been lucky in that her father is a professional handy man, and he did it at very little cost. Somewhere in the region of £4,500 in total, but that will grow.
Aye, they where already notched, so we drilled and re-cabled.
Oh and on a ****** off note, we've had to get a roofer in to repair and relay the roof .
I just realised, I haven't upped a picture of the finished bathroom.
Well, it's not technically finished - we're awaiting a custom fit mirror for the far wall. But I shall up a photograph tonight.
.I just realised, I haven't upped a picture of the finished bathroom.
Well, it's not technically finished - we're awaiting a custom fit mirror for the far wall. But I shall up a photograph tonight.
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