Plasterboard, what a fascinating thing. A fine powder held in place by paper. Instant walling. Tapered at the edge for easy joining, strictly speaking there's no need to plaster it at all. To cut it to size all you need to do is score through one side of paper with a knife then snap it, …
Month: November 2018
It’s all white
The time has come, the wife said, to paint walls and ceilings. In the absence of completed plumbing and wiring we had been pressing ahead with the things which were in our control: surfaces. The kitchen was in pretty good nick overall, only really requiring a bit of filling here and there. With the plumbing …
Friday Night Fever
A rare day off work dedicated to the house, this at the behest of the plumbers to make sure they do what is desired. As a quick recap of the plumbing saga: The boiler was installed but without putting new pipework in. This was subsequently done but by replacing the steel pipe for smaller copper …
Duathlon
A bit of a fallow weekend due to a little family gathering. To celebrate our 10 years together we encouraged friends and family to come and share our passions - running and cycling - all at one in the Chilly Duathlon a couple of miles up the road at Castle Combe race track. Beth had …
Ceiling issues
To keep the downstairs shower room vaguely waterproof we intended to cover the walls in damp proof plasterboard. But why stop at the walls? As anyone who has lived with a small poorly ventilated bathroom knows, the ceiling is just as likely to get damp and flake paint. Therefore we set about stripping the ceiling …
Cover story
We were back outside at the weekend, tying off some loose ends. The largest remaining island rising from the void out behind the kitchen needed attention in preparation for a new enlarged waste pipe. This would involve reducing its height back down to its original level. Luckily this was just one course of bricks, easily …
All bar; none.
It's been something of a slow week following the hiatus the week before. Mainly it's due to the frustration with the tradespeople. It feels both futile and untimely to be trying to do things until the large pieces of work (plumbing and wiring) have been completed. These occupy a lot of space and tend to …
Chez Pouget 