Day 343 - Front door is finished!

The front door is fitted and treated. The ceiling is finished and light is fitted and working. And the porch has been tiled.

It's so nice to have to use a proper key to get into the house

Day 318 - The Front Door

The Front Door & custom built frame were delivered on Friday

Here's the door, complete with handles, locks and letterbox which we got the joiners to fit.


This is the double-glazed unit to go above the door



Drew fitting the custom oak frame into the gap, of course it didn't quite fit so they had to do some trimming.


The glazed sidelight being fitted into the frame


The glazed toplight in place and the porch ceiling is mostly complete.


Tonight when I visited the door was in place and I had to use the key for the first time to get in! There's still some finishing off to do - the floor can now be finished behind and in front of the door (porch) and the ceiling of the porch needs completing. And the doorbell needs attaching. And the door needs to be treated to protect it from the south-west facing weather.

But still, it's so exciting to finally have a front door, and isn't it fab?!

Day 291 - Update on what's left to do

An update after yesterday's site visit

Utility Room build - mostly done apart from sink/tap and some edging
Loft insulation & boarding - boards delivered, installation today
Front Landscaping - Skip and portaloo are going today so stones can go down today/tmrw
Rear Landscaping - Patio and beds are done and turf was laid yesterday
Masticking (not sure I really know what this means though) - some has been done
Bathroom Mirrors (one of these is waiting electrician input) - both are up, but lights need moving in the ensuite
Fire-safe glass above the Fire Door into the indoor shed/storeroom
Remaining lights to be fitted - we bought more lights over the weekend so these are waiting on the electrician
UFH thermostats (again waiting on Electrician I think)
Skirting boards off in the hallway (so they can fit the flooring without needing beading)
Juliet Balcony - waiting for brackets
Glass porch - waiting for custom made bracket
Shower Door in main bathroom - waiting for masticking man

Front Door - joiners visit today to measure up - Door and side panel should've been delivered to them

Cleaners - Booked for May 4th
Decorator - Booked for May 5th

Flooring - we'll book the fitting after the decorator has started and we have a better idea of timing.