Houseworks Day 37

Last look at old bath – and broom.

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Houseworks Day 36

The kitchen My lovely Romanian skimmers, one on his stilts. A lot has been happening. Willie the builder, who has a pacemaker put in just before this job started, started feeling weak ad was carted off to hospital for tests last Wednesday. I only heard on Friday; had been wondering why is coudln’t get an […]

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Houseworks Day 32

Did a runner today; looking at tiles for bathroom and kitchen areas. Girder now in kitchen and floor being made level. Window sills in and walls getting prepared for plastering. Next step is the outside insulation, which will need good weather.

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Houseworks Day 31

Wall in kitchen gone!

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Houseworks Day 29

The new kitchen on ground floor with wall gone. Back view, with windows and velux in attic. New office/music room looking towards garden(above) and to street (below).Back from a few days in Kerry and what a transformation! Windows in, office wired etc, back wall knocked out, velux in attic.

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Houseworks Day 25

A quiet enough start to the day and then went out to look at bathroom fittings in Chadwicks. Yes, I know – what an exciting life I lead! When I came back the lads had started raising the ceiling of the ex-“scullery” (see below for what it looked like). The noise was deafening – as […]

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