After a few days in the south of the north for a McDonald Christmas it was back to the grinder. Not before a crisp winter's day photograph or two though. We'd made good use of our physical respite to work out what kitchen appliances we wanted. Once the floor was finished we could start populating … Continue reading
Month: December 2018
The saga continues. Now with all external labour depleted, can our hero complete this Herculean task? There were disappointingly few whole tiles to put down in the two smaller rooms. Disappointing because it meant the inevitable start of tile cutting. Nonetheless, the whole tiles in all the rooms were down just in time for Christmas. Continue reading
With all the boards glued overnight the first pieces of pipe could go in. Tuesday evening saw the start of the beginning of the end. It was remarkable easy too. Just pull it off the coil and walk it around the room stepping it into the grooves, following the arrows pencilled in on the floor. … Continue reading
Now begins an epic tale of floors, floor laying and more people ballsing things up for us. It all began with the wind up for Christmas. With several days of holiday in hand a regime of four day 'weekends' was imposed in order to bosh out some serious work. The quartermaster went to work, placing … Continue reading
One last job before the plasterboard on the end wall of the dining room went on: to move the internet. Grandiose expression perhaps, this is in fact just moving the phone line from where it enters the house. It snakes in through a hole in the front window frame then drops down into a little … Continue reading