Not very exciting this stuff, but important. Beth's been waging a campaign of whitewashing everything. If it doesn't move fast enough, her brush will smear it. Walls, windows, doorframes, ceilings, beams... Nothing is safe. And everything is starting to look lovely. Meanwhile, the wires are all strangely shrinking and divesting themselves of sheathes and being …
Month: January 2019
Papering over the cracks
Literally. Whilst the boiler was being manhandled, the walls were being womanhandled by Beth and Mother. The downstairs walls and ceilings were a bit of a mix of good, okay and flaky, particularly after the old wallpapers had been stripped off. The dining room ceiling in particular was a mess of old pain flacks and …
Little box of tricks
A little bit of mid-week prep work before the coming weekend: fitting the wiring centre. This is the box of electronics which talks to the boiler and underfloor heating bits and tells who to do what and when. It's linked to wireless thermostats in different zones so that you can have full control of heating. …
Beaming with the light
After Saturday's scarring episode, something a little more robust and mechanical for Sunday. The kitchen beam still needed to be finished with the sander. In addition we'd decided to replace the grey cables the electrician had put up with some neater white wires. It would all have to come down but it's the sort of …
Washer you shink you’re doing?
Ain't nobody gonna ruin our floor. So we put down plastic dust sheets everywhere. It's sad to cover it up so soon but needs must. Meanwhile, we'd jumped on the ordering bandwagon and got the washing machine on order sharpish. It arrived right on time, what a joy to behold. It even has a light …
Laying down the floor Pt.5 – The Grout Escape
One of life's hardest, if niche, questions: what colour grout to use? The internet has a mix of opinions though a prominent one is to only use white, a rule we applied in Bristol. More experienced and discerning than ever though, we opted for a slightly rogue option: jade. It's a creamy off-white. We did …
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