February 2008 – Part deux

While the garden was the main focus of the work activity on this visit we did manage to make progress on a few other items. The most significant was the signing of a contract to have the three windows at the back of the house changed to doors. So observe this picture, it should soon look very different!

 

 

As you look at the picture the windows on the left and right will be made into 1.4m wide double doors and the window in the centre into smaller 1m wide double doors. The wall you can see in front of the house will be built up by one more row of blocks and a large patio made between the wall and the house. The doors should be done in the next month but the wall and patio work is down to me (and a mini digger).

Work on the two bedrooms in the attic progressed and all the plasterboard is now taped and filled. In the back bedroom we have continued putting ‘Crepi’ on the walls and ceiling and slowly it is coming together. By the time we finish the house we will probably be able to put in on quickly but for now it takes a long time. The finish is like artex and we have been trying to get it flat rather than stippled but so far our skills haven’t developed enough.

 

 

 

Looking at this angle it is looking good, but all you need to do is to glance up to see we are not yet finished!

 

 

The front bedroom is now taped and filled and a coat of light plaster (a key coat for the crepi) applied to most of the room (where Sue could reach!) and while not as well progressed as the back bedroom it now more homely without the gaps everywhere.

 

 

 

While filling the joints in the plasterboard I realised that the type of plaster being used would work well to fill the gap between the old plaster and the new windows in the kitchen. So even though it is only about 2 years since installing the windows (you cant rush these things after all) the gaps were plastered and it has made a big difference.

 

 

So thats it for this trip, roll on April when we hopefully make another visit.