Day 385 - Carpentry

We are finally getting closer to moving in. After the builders have (mostly) finished we ended up with a list of carpentry type jobs, storage, boxing in etc.

Thanks to the wonder of Which Local  (a trade recommendation site for Which subscribers) we found Huw who is working his way through our list of jobs

So far he's built and fitted shelves for the airing cupboard in the main bathroom



Boxed in the UFH mainfold in my 'walk-in' closet


And boxed in the ethernet cables in the Den



We decided to get rid of the oversized metal cabinet that had been housing the patch panels. Instead Huw has boxed in and neatened where the cables come out of the wall and we'll position the panels inside a regular furniture unit.

Day 318 - Shower cubicle

And in more good news our 3rd shower cubicle has finally been delivered and fitted

The first one was the correct type in the wrong size, the second was the right size but the wrong style (and unfortunately got fitted by the builders)

Finally we have the right type in the right size - hooray


it's a bit difficult to see as the bathroom isn't really big enough to get far enough away for a decent pic

Hooray - another major item to cross off the snagging list.

Day 260 - Bathroom Tiles

Finally the mosaic tiles to finish off the main bathroom arrived on the slowest donkey in the world from Italy. The tile shop originally advised us 2-3, in the end they took 10 weeks!

 
 



Very pleased with how they look - here they're in place but not grouted in - just wish they hadn't taken so long

Day 117 - Bathroom updates

Those expensive taps have been fitted
 
Bath fill and shower head (for cleaning/rinsing)

 
Basin tap

 
Shower (you can just see the remote shower starter on the left)


Bathroom is really coming together now...


Tap in the ensuite

Day 210 - Bathroom update

Wall tiling has started in the main bathroom

 
 

Really pleased with how they look - glossy and gorgeous! [Although pretty dusty in these pics - trust me they're fab]

Day 202 - More Bathroom updates

 

The shower tray fits!

 
And the tiles are down in the ensuite and the furniture has mostly been built, although we do have an extra cupboard that doesn't fit! The difference between plans and actual build!

Day 202 - Bathroom progress

After weeks of weekend searching for tiles we finally got some ordered and delivered! Which meant the bathroom fit could start...

 
 




Here the floor tiles are down in the main Bathroom,the furniture is being assembled and the sanitaryware is in position, though not yet fitted in place.

Day 147 - More Frank

He's doing a grand job - the walls feel silky smooth
 
 


Insulation in the main bathroom
 

Day 146 - Bathroom Planning

 
We plan out where the bath will be


And our great recess above the bath, built by Steve. Plan is for glass shelves to hold gorgeous potions...

Day 105 - Upstairs Update

Things really moving now...


This is the old bathroom window, part of the old external wall, viewed through the new bathroom window.


The wood is the outline of the bathroom wall



This area will be the master bedroom ensuite


Roof trusses

Day 101 - Henry's Son

This week we met with Peter from Henry & Sons, our window suppliers, to measure up.


That's Peter on the right

We also met our chippie, the unusually monikered Pelham. I'm interested in unusual/old names from my family history studies and this isn't one I'd come across before. According to a quick search on t'internet Pelham is an old English name which may mean tannery town which is slightly less glamorous.
I also found that Pelham is the first name of P.G. Wodehouse and that according to the wonderful, if grammatically incorrect site, YourNotMe there are only 62 people called Pelham in the UK.

No pics of Pelham but here's a slightly blurry pic of his great work on the 5th Bedroom roof




And here's the 5th bedroom


View from the 5th bedroom doorway looking forwards.


High level window window in our bedroom which we're hoping to turn into an opening window, albeit with occluded glass, otherwise we have a ventilation problem in the master bedroom as the french windows aren't tall enough to include a top opening window without looking odd.


And here's the french window opening

I also made myself somewhat unpopular with Graham, our master brickie as we decided the main bathroom window (that he'd already built) wasn't big enough - eek! For some reason our architect John had drawn the window pretty small on the plans and it was only seeing it in real life that we realised it would be better if it was bigger. It should only cost us a replacement lintel to change though.