My new project... Project front door...big update 24th nov. downstairs nearly done!
07-01-2013, 10:35 PM
#201
mark, i feel pretty fucked at the mo tbh! been doing early till 10-11pm for about a week now, and now back at work after xmas is not good lol
the missus keeps telling me to just go to bed, but i cant stop at 10pm like tonight, have a shower and just go to bed! i need to unwind a bit but will be off very soon!
the missus keeps telling me to just go to bed, but i cant stop at 10pm like tonight, have a shower and just go to bed! i need to unwind a bit but will be off very soon!
I know what you mean, you just get in a zone of wanting it to be done, and when you start its hard to stop until your actually dropping off your feet.
I would put up pictures of mine, all studded now, roof insulation layers are in, wirings all in and working, flooring all done, but the usual PF critisiers will only do their best to tell you how it should be done lol.
You do feel proud when it's done, plus you are saving a bucket load of money.
08-01-2013, 07:39 AM
#202
Get some pics up mate, you cant please everyone lol
your right about getting done tho, i just want a bit more normality back, so trying to get the bedrooms sorted, but then there is no electrics in the new part, so that wont be done till all of it is plastered
your right about getting done tho, i just want a bit more normality back, so trying to get the bedrooms sorted, but then there is no electrics in the new part, so that wont be done till all of it is plastered
19-01-2013, 06:55 PM
#207
Ram - cheers mate, appreciate the comment!!
Chris, weds I got a text saying his van wouldn't start and it had got very cold overnight but you never know... And he was supposed to come yesterday but it snowed heavily and even I was sent home form work at 10am, so fair enough he couldn't make it..
He said he will have upstairs done by weds tho, but more snow due tues so we will see.
I have started on the insulation in the rear ext, and tried to get more done yesterday but it was cold I couldn't feel my hands after 2 hours! Got over half of it done now tho.... Fooling weather, if its not rain it's snow
Chris, weds I got a text saying his van wouldn't start and it had got very cold overnight but you never know... And he was supposed to come yesterday but it snowed heavily and even I was sent home form work at 10am, so fair enough he couldn't make it..
He said he will have upstairs done by weds tho, but more snow due tues so we will see.
I have started on the insulation in the rear ext, and tried to get more done yesterday but it was cold I couldn't feel my hands after 2 hours! Got over half of it done now tho.... Fooling weather, if its not rain it's snow
25-02-2013, 08:13 PM
#208
Looks like its been a little while since my last update lol.. Its changed a bit upstairs now 
The plasterer has come and gone for upstairs so we have concentrated on trying to get that done.. So after couple of weeks of letting it dry, the wife and kids were quite ill with various virus/ bugs but luckily i managed not to go down with anything.. So with everyone tucked up in bed i set about applying the first coat of paint. 50:50 water to matt white... What a fucking mess lol. I started at 7:30pm and had done the whole lot by 1:30am and was quite fucked lol
So the following day i stated about 6pm and finished at 11:30 with the second coat, a 25:75 water to paint mix....
Then over the next couple of night i applied a third coat neat matt white to the ceilings.
Our friends popped over the following sat for a bag of chips and then started to apply the firs coats of colour.... Its a long process but we got there!!!
Its now all painted upstairs and the bathroom and ensuite furniture have been delivered, but not yet fitted.
This weekend just gone i bought some skirting and architrave. Most of it has been cut and ive glossed it, but still needs a day before i can start to fit as its still a bit tacky.
Yesterday i also laid the temp carpet down and put our bed frame back up and stuck the mattress on....
Fuck me i ave never been so cold lol. The littleun woke up so wife got into her bed for the night... Lol
So today i ordered couple of rads and should have them fitted by thursday.
So thats where were at now.. Still a lot o do downstairs, but one thing at a time lol
pics are a bit crap as i cant get the whole rooms in lol and they are after the first coat, just realised ive not taken any of them coloured!!
ensuite
hallway
bathroom
spare room where we are now sleeping
The plasterer has come and gone for upstairs so we have concentrated on trying to get that done.. So after couple of weeks of letting it dry, the wife and kids were quite ill with various virus/ bugs but luckily i managed not to go down with anything.. So with everyone tucked up in bed i set about applying the first coat of paint. 50:50 water to matt white... What a fucking mess lol. I started at 7:30pm and had done the whole lot by 1:30am and was quite fucked lol
So the following day i stated about 6pm and finished at 11:30 with the second coat, a 25:75 water to paint mix....
Then over the next couple of night i applied a third coat neat matt white to the ceilings.
Our friends popped over the following sat for a bag of chips and then started to apply the firs coats of colour.... Its a long process but we got there!!!
Its now all painted upstairs and the bathroom and ensuite furniture have been delivered, but not yet fitted.
This weekend just gone i bought some skirting and architrave. Most of it has been cut and ive glossed it, but still needs a day before i can start to fit as its still a bit tacky.
Yesterday i also laid the temp carpet down and put our bed frame back up and stuck the mattress on....
Fuck me i ave never been so cold lol. The littleun woke up so wife got into her bed for the night... Lol
So today i ordered couple of rads and should have them fitted by thursday.
So thats where were at now.. Still a lot o do downstairs, but one thing at a time lol
pics are a bit crap as i cant get the whole rooms in lol and they are after the first coat, just realised ive not taken any of them coloured!!
ensuite
hallway
bathroom
spare room where we are now sleeping
Last edited by Fudgey; 25-02-2013 at 08:17 PM.
25-02-2013, 08:31 PM
#210
fucking right how did you know???
well, we still have enough left at the mo to pay for the electrician to finish the whole job, and the plasterer to finish his bit... then were cunted lol
i spent Ł250 at the weekend on some packs of skirting board and archatrave, and 2 other bits of wood....still not got anough skirting to do all of it, and thats only upstairs lol.
how did you know???well, we still have enough left at the mo to pay for the electrician to finish the whole job, and the plasterer to finish his bit... then were cunted lol
i spent Ł250 at the weekend on some packs of skirting board and archatrave, and 2 other bits of wood....still not got anough skirting to do all of it, and thats only upstairs lol.
26-02-2013, 12:31 PM
#212
gonna do them like in the other rooms with dormers, ive got a upvc architrave from eurocell, like this
http://store.eurocell.co.uk/window-f...k64-x-5-metres
will use a strip around inner edges and but up to them on the wall with another strip. thats how the other windows are done anyway.
the plasterer did question the windows tbh!! my answer was, cos that how the carp done them
http://store.eurocell.co.uk/window-f...k64-x-5-metres
will use a strip around inner edges and but up to them on the wall with another strip. thats how the other windows are done anyway.
the plasterer did question the windows tbh!! my answer was, cos that how the carp done them
05-03-2013, 08:02 PM
#214
What would you do then bud? Im open to suggestion lol.
Got most of the rear ceiling boarded at the weekend, just need to move some stuff around so we can get the ladder in to finish it lol. Should be done this weekend!
Ten plasterer can come back and do his shiz
Got most of the rear ceiling boarded at the weekend, just need to move some stuff around so we can get the ladder in to finish it lol. Should be done this weekend!
Ten plasterer can come back and do his shiz
05-03-2013, 09:52 PM
#216
Cheers lawrie!
It has been one tremendous effort, and sometimes quite disheartening, like when the rain was pissing in for a few weeks, its fucked a few ceilings that were fine, so that pissed me off a bit. A few weeks back i was ready to give up but dad and the missus etc told to step back and look at what we have acheived so far, from a lot of it being done myself/with mates and the old man and my uncle lol. Its taking a bit longer than id liked but hey ho... Also ran out of money now lol..
Still, just gotta keep chipping away at it....
It has been one tremendous effort, and sometimes quite disheartening, like when the rain was pissing in for a few weeks, its fucked a few ceilings that were fine, so that pissed me off a bit. A few weeks back i was ready to give up but dad and the missus etc told to step back and look at what we have acheived so far, from a lot of it being done myself/with mates and the old man and my uncle lol. Its taking a bit longer than id liked but hey ho... Also ran out of money now lol..
Still, just gotta keep chipping away at it....
06-03-2013, 07:26 PM
#217
i would of returned the plasterboard into the window around the reveals and head, and would of put a thin wooden cill on the bottom, looks much cleaner to me that way, but you cant really do that now as you have already skimmed and with the reveals and head they would need to put a bead on.
I am sure it will still look good pal so keep it up
I am sure it will still look good pal so keep it up
06-03-2013, 09:13 PM
#218
ah, bugger..
bit late now then
to be fair the plasterer did question it as he said hed never seen it done like this before.
my fault tho, as i showed him the other bedrooms and how they were done, so thought thats how it should of been done.
its a royal pain in the ass trying to cut the trim bits ive bought
at least i know for next time lol
bit late now then
to be fair the plasterer did question it as he said hed never seen it done like this before.
my fault tho, as i showed him the other bedrooms and how they were done, so thought thats how it should of been done.
its a royal pain in the ass trying to cut the trim bits ive bought
at least i know for next time lol
06-03-2013, 09:24 PM
#219
Not entirely sane
Nice build thread, top work. Don't want to be picky but I know you're up for constructive criticism, The sink position on your kitchen plan doesn't have anywhere to put the dirty dishes. Ideally you want some worktop on the sink side of the unit for the dirty dishes. I had a kitchen once with no worktop by the sink, it was a right pain traipsing round the kitchen to get the dirties as you washed up. It would work if you used a right hand drainer instead of a left.
06-03-2013, 09:38 PM
#220
i see what your saying mate, but we cant have a right hand drainer as you wont be able to stand in front of the sink bowl then.
putting the kitchen in the new part was unfortunatly, and afterthought as we were going to keep the kitchen where it is currently, well where the achitect drawn it.
the part where the kitchen is going now was going to be the utility room, as if we had planned the kitchen there from the start then we wouldnt have had a door put in, just a bigger window and the worktop would have gone all the way accross to the breakfast bar.
but its done now, ive run out of money and ive paid for the door... lol so if in the future we decide to extend the worktop accross and loose the door etc, its something we can do i guess.
but thats for the input!! constuctive critism is good tho, as im learning a lot as i go!
putting the kitchen in the new part was unfortunatly, and afterthought as we were going to keep the kitchen where it is currently, well where the achitect drawn it.
the part where the kitchen is going now was going to be the utility room, as if we had planned the kitchen there from the start then we wouldnt have had a door put in, just a bigger window and the worktop would have gone all the way accross to the breakfast bar.
but its done now, ive run out of money and ive paid for the door... lol so if in the future we decide to extend the worktop accross and loose the door etc, its something we can do i guess.
but thats for the input!! constuctive critism is good tho, as im learning a lot as i go!
08-03-2013, 09:10 PM
#224
I went out to dinner last weekend with the guy who done the brickwork, and he asked the same question.
My answer was yes, but id start from scratch and build the whole house lol
Yeah i think i would mate, it is quite rewarding knowing you have done a lot yourself, and if i were to do it again i know what not to do lol.
Aside from that tho, its the cost of paying others. Ok i didnt do the brickwork or the woodwork, but id be more inclined to do the woodwork next time!
As i said in a previous post, the best quote we had was 55k and all i would have to do was paint it and furnish it.
To date its cost 48k, and i still have about 2k to pay for the electrician and plasterer to finish their bits. So thats 50k, and we still need to paint, fit skirting and floorings etc.
We have 5k for the kitchen, minus appliances but i work for bosch so can get some good discounts on neff stuff, but thats still another 2kish
To finish upstairs i need 4 internal doors a bit more skirting and tiles for the bathrooms and all flooring. Bought a bathroom and ensuite already tho, not fitted yet.
So total build and furnishing costs, i reckon will be about 65k
Not a chance would matey have been able to do it for 55k!
In that 65k tho, is all the planning and council fees, architect etc - everything.
I think next time, id also have a better idea at planning it for room layout etc as the architect we went with had no inspiration!
If we can get the downstairs plastered and electrics hooked up by may id be happy i think, that would be a year then since we started. Of course the only thing with diy'ing it, is it takes a hell of a lot longer!
My answer was yes, but id start from scratch and build the whole house lol
Yeah i think i would mate, it is quite rewarding knowing you have done a lot yourself, and if i were to do it again i know what not to do lol.
Aside from that tho, its the cost of paying others. Ok i didnt do the brickwork or the woodwork, but id be more inclined to do the woodwork next time!
As i said in a previous post, the best quote we had was 55k and all i would have to do was paint it and furnish it.
To date its cost 48k, and i still have about 2k to pay for the electrician and plasterer to finish their bits. So thats 50k, and we still need to paint, fit skirting and floorings etc.
We have 5k for the kitchen, minus appliances but i work for bosch so can get some good discounts on neff stuff, but thats still another 2kish
To finish upstairs i need 4 internal doors a bit more skirting and tiles for the bathrooms and all flooring. Bought a bathroom and ensuite already tho, not fitted yet.
So total build and furnishing costs, i reckon will be about 65k
Not a chance would matey have been able to do it for 55k!
In that 65k tho, is all the planning and council fees, architect etc - everything.
I think next time, id also have a better idea at planning it for room layout etc as the architect we went with had no inspiration!
If we can get the downstairs plastered and electrics hooked up by may id be happy i think, that would be a year then since we started. Of course the only thing with diy'ing it, is it takes a hell of a lot longer!
Last edited by Fudgey; 08-03-2013 at 09:13 PM.
08-03-2013, 09:43 PM
#225
your nearly their mate ,i know how you feel about architects and your right in saying most of themn lack inspiration when it comes to layouts and just cram in rooms the easiest way they can and then take your cash lol
it s always the small bits going to the building providers for bits and pieces where the money just gets eaten up ,100 quid here and their and next thing your a grand down .i know how that feels .
in your situation living in the house is never ideal,and i will applaud anyone who puts up with the dirt and dust etc as its a nightmare .it is so much easier building from scratch .
well done dan ,top job
it s always the small bits going to the building providers for bits and pieces where the money just gets eaten up ,100 quid here and their and next thing your a grand down .i know how that feels .
in your situation living in the house is never ideal,and i will applaud anyone who puts up with the dirt and dust etc as its a nightmare .it is so much easier building from scratch .
well done dan ,top job
08-03-2013, 10:00 PM
#226
Cheers james, it has been tough trying to live here, especialy with 2 young kids lol.
Like you say tho, the end is not toooo far lol.
We havnt cut through yet, not looking forward to that one tbh! And its still quite cold atm so trying to put it off lol.
But it needs to be done for the plasterer to finish....
Things like paint, skirting, architrave etc i hadnt accounted for, spend Ł200 on paint just for upstairs, i spent Ł100 on architrave and Ł100 on skirting the the other week, and thats still not enough to do upstairs lol. Also the internal doors are Ł20 odd each from b&q, need 4 lol...
As you say, it soon adds up!
Luckily i have use of a b&q trade card, and the electrician, plumber and plasterer all play football with a lad from my local travis perkins, so they got him to do me the best prices he could. Popped in on the way home to enquire about the fence i need to replace, thats about Ł350 plus the concrete for the posts
Like you say tho, the end is not toooo far lol.
We havnt cut through yet, not looking forward to that one tbh! And its still quite cold atm so trying to put it off lol.
But it needs to be done for the plasterer to finish....
Things like paint, skirting, architrave etc i hadnt accounted for, spend Ł200 on paint just for upstairs, i spent Ł100 on architrave and Ł100 on skirting the the other week, and thats still not enough to do upstairs lol. Also the internal doors are Ł20 odd each from b&q, need 4 lol...
As you say, it soon adds up!
Luckily i have use of a b&q trade card, and the electrician, plumber and plasterer all play football with a lad from my local travis perkins, so they got him to do me the best prices he could. Popped in on the way home to enquire about the fence i need to replace, thats about Ł350 plus the concrete for the posts
Last edited by Fudgey; 08-03-2013 at 10:01 PM.
09-03-2013, 07:52 PM
#227
Too many posts.. I need a life!!
Thanks for the reply Fudgey,
The reason I ask is we have had an offer accepted on a bungalow but it will need a loft conversion, 2 dormers. Unsure whether to get the complete job done or just a water tight shell. I'm a plumber by trade so I will do that bit at least.
The reason I ask is we have had an offer accepted on a bungalow but it will need a loft conversion, 2 dormers. Unsure whether to get the complete job done or just a water tight shell. I'm a plumber by trade so I will do that bit at least.
09-03-2013, 09:08 PM
#229
We will mate, dont worry about that lol.
Although i may take the big glass patio door out and stick up a simple stud and then 2 sheets of plaster board to cover the hole. Its quite dark in her anyway, so a few weeks like that shouldnt be an issue lol
Paul, no worries mate. If your quite handy then all it takes is a bit of thought and time really.
I have never done anything like this before, but the internet is a god send, and there are plenty of people to ask for advice.
Even things like fitting the epdm, i thought id give it a go... Ok its not the best job in thenworld on thembig roof, but i had 2 mates helping and they jumped the gun, so had we followed the fitting process tomthe lettter im sure there would be no creases...
I get the piss taken at work, as they seem to say my motto is "it cant be that hard" as with everything i do, they always say id pay someone to do that..! I say, cant be that hard lol....
Things like the plumbing tho, the guy ive been using is mates with the electrician and plasterer, and he is very reasonable. I could do it myself, but what has taken him an afternoon would probably take me 2 days messing about getting the correct fittings etc.
Id say go for it, but make sure you tell the architect exactly what you want!
Although i may take the big glass patio door out and stick up a simple stud and then 2 sheets of plaster board to cover the hole. Its quite dark in her anyway, so a few weeks like that shouldnt be an issue lol
Paul, no worries mate. If your quite handy then all it takes is a bit of thought and time really.
I have never done anything like this before, but the internet is a god send, and there are plenty of people to ask for advice.
Even things like fitting the epdm, i thought id give it a go... Ok its not the best job in thenworld on thembig roof, but i had 2 mates helping and they jumped the gun, so had we followed the fitting process tomthe lettter im sure there would be no creases...
I get the piss taken at work, as they seem to say my motto is "it cant be that hard" as with everything i do, they always say id pay someone to do that..! I say, cant be that hard lol....
Things like the plumbing tho, the guy ive been using is mates with the electrician and plasterer, and he is very reasonable. I could do it myself, but what has taken him an afternoon would probably take me 2 days messing about getting the correct fittings etc.
Id say go for it, but make sure you tell the architect exactly what you want!
24-04-2013, 08:33 PM
#232
well, its been a little while since my last update lol, but i have been verrrry busy!!
plasterer noticed the bags of plaster nad dab had a use by date of the 22nd of march... and i had Ł300 worth of skim and skrim that i wasnt going to throw away.... so it got a bit hectic lol.
upstairs got painted then i had to leave it and concentrate on getting downstairs done!
so, first off had to open up the house so the walls could be dabbed/head done..
boschammer 1 - house 0
but cos it was still fooooking cold had to block them back up with some board, and built the stud wall for the kitchen end, but still had to leave a hole as the drain for the existing sink is still use, and so i can still get in and out etc...
the hole is the size of one sheet of plasterboard, so will be easy to close up when the time comes.
insulated
then had to find somewhere to put all this shit
as the plasterer came back and dabbed the walls
and then
left it about 2 weeks and just over a week ago started to paint, mist coat done with an electric spray gun. worked well but the paint needed to be quite thin, and the hopper was only 600ml so had to keep refilling often. still didnt take too long to do the whole room! mad a right fucking mess tho, i was covered, the floor was covered, everything was covered!!!
so i wouldnt use it in the house as its not worth the time taken to mask everything off! so i didnt bother in the extension lol
oh, before painting i decided to seal the floor with PVA.... well, what i thought was PVA anyway lol... i had a shit load of glue left over from doing the EPDM on the roof, so i unleashed a can mixed with water on the floor! done half of it and the stink started to gie me headache, so i had to open all the doors lol.
it stayed sticky for 3 days after lol...
second coat
colour!!
so that lot took me to last thursday, when i get a call from howdens saiying that if i ordered the kitchen and had it delivered they would knock off Ł522 as they want it out the warehouse... and if i ordered the flooring too they would knock off Ł100 off that....
so last thursday evening a guy from howdens came with a sample of the floor, a door and a sample of the worktop...
the missus said.... 'i dont like it'
so after telling her it will be fine and look ok once its all in...
so id save over Ł600 if i could have it delivered last friday.... hmmm... i was going to order it the saturday anyway lol!! so of course i said yes, bring it!
it was a bit before id liked as the spark wasnt due till last night, so i managed to get the plumber out yesterday too to put the pipework in place for the new kitchen, and i also ordered the appliances on tuesday too... so that was almost Ł8500 spent since last friday
anyway, as promised this little lot turned up at 2pm friday!!
so, last sat i ended up helping my mate fit the last few of his windows to his house, he has been helping me a lot on ours, so its only fair to return the favour....
sunday tho, we started on the wall units...
only temp fitted as the corner and unit to the left of that are damaged slightly so they will be going back!
my mate left but i carried on, so i could get a bit of floor down to show the missus its all going to look ok lol!!
and thats where i was at sunday evening!!
there are another 2 tower to go on the left, but i cant lift them on my own lol but you get the idea.
i have now moved all the base units out the way, the spark was back last night and fitted all the socket fronts and we also fitted the downlights. so its looking bit more like it now!!
plumber was also in yesterday so now the units can all go back in this weekend for good!
spark is back tomoz night to fit sockets and lights etc in the utility and garage, then hopefully thats him done until he comes back to wire up the new consumer unit, and power us up!!!
plasterer noticed the bags of plaster nad dab had a use by date of the 22nd of march... and i had Ł300 worth of skim and skrim that i wasnt going to throw away.... so it got a bit hectic lol.
upstairs got painted then i had to leave it and concentrate on getting downstairs done!
so, first off had to open up the house so the walls could be dabbed/head done..
boschammer 1 - house 0
but cos it was still fooooking cold had to block them back up with some board, and built the stud wall for the kitchen end, but still had to leave a hole as the drain for the existing sink is still use, and so i can still get in and out etc...
the hole is the size of one sheet of plasterboard, so will be easy to close up when the time comes.
insulated
then had to find somewhere to put all this shit
as the plasterer came back and dabbed the walls
and then
left it about 2 weeks and just over a week ago started to paint, mist coat done with an electric spray gun. worked well but the paint needed to be quite thin, and the hopper was only 600ml so had to keep refilling often. still didnt take too long to do the whole room! mad a right fucking mess tho, i was covered, the floor was covered, everything was covered!!!
so i wouldnt use it in the house as its not worth the time taken to mask everything off! so i didnt bother in the extension lol
oh, before painting i decided to seal the floor with PVA.... well, what i thought was PVA anyway lol... i had a shit load of glue left over from doing the EPDM on the roof, so i unleashed a can mixed with water on the floor! done half of it and the stink started to gie me headache, so i had to open all the doors lol.
it stayed sticky for 3 days after lol...
second coat
colour!!
so that lot took me to last thursday, when i get a call from howdens saiying that if i ordered the kitchen and had it delivered they would knock off Ł522 as they want it out the warehouse... and if i ordered the flooring too they would knock off Ł100 off that....
so last thursday evening a guy from howdens came with a sample of the floor, a door and a sample of the worktop...
the missus said.... 'i dont like it'
so after telling her it will be fine and look ok once its all in...
so id save over Ł600 if i could have it delivered last friday.... hmmm... i was going to order it the saturday anyway lol!! so of course i said yes, bring it!
it was a bit before id liked as the spark wasnt due till last night, so i managed to get the plumber out yesterday too to put the pipework in place for the new kitchen, and i also ordered the appliances on tuesday too... so that was almost Ł8500 spent since last friday
anyway, as promised this little lot turned up at 2pm friday!!
so, last sat i ended up helping my mate fit the last few of his windows to his house, he has been helping me a lot on ours, so its only fair to return the favour....
sunday tho, we started on the wall units...
only temp fitted as the corner and unit to the left of that are damaged slightly so they will be going back!
my mate left but i carried on, so i could get a bit of floor down to show the missus its all going to look ok lol!!
and thats where i was at sunday evening!!
there are another 2 tower to go on the left, but i cant lift them on my own lol but you get the idea.
i have now moved all the base units out the way, the spark was back last night and fitted all the socket fronts and we also fitted the downlights. so its looking bit more like it now!!
plumber was also in yesterday so now the units can all go back in this weekend for good!
spark is back tomoz night to fit sockets and lights etc in the utility and garage, then hopefully thats him done until he comes back to wire up the new consumer unit, and power us up!!!
Last edited by Fudgey; 24-04-2013 at 08:49 PM.
10-06-2013, 07:56 PM
#240
been a bit slack with the old updates again lol
so where were at now:
been doing this for just over a year now and its changed quite dramatically, so here a couple of before and after pics of the outside
before
after
and as per my last post i had started fitting the kitchen, but before i could finish i had to block off the wall between the utility and where the kitchen now is and have it skimmed... but before i could do that i had to move this little lot, ok 1300 paving blocks from the back to the front of the house as we have no rear access (didnt before either)
so, moved from here:
to here:
i was foooked after doing that!
so where were at now:
been doing this for just over a year now and its changed quite dramatically, so here a couple of before and after pics of the outside
before
after
and as per my last post i had started fitting the kitchen, but before i could finish i had to block off the wall between the utility and where the kitchen now is and have it skimmed... but before i could do that i had to move this little lot, ok 1300 paving blocks from the back to the front of the house as we have no rear access (didnt before either)
so, moved from here:
to here:
i was foooked after doing that!