Tag: Housegate
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Step done, patio done
The front step has been cast, and the kitchen patio has been finished. I’ve checked the slope/run, and it’s good – the water runs into the drains for the most part. There’s a bit of the upper garden, right next to the drain, that’s lower than the drain, and water skips right past – lands…
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More slagged plastic
On this morning’s visit to the house, I found the electrician had left a “gift” for me. I think it’s taken from the bathroom, as it’s the only location I can think that had this type of light fixture. The black plastic cap/strain relief is slagged. The chocolate block/terminal block is completely melted, with the…
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Tanked walls, new joists.. what goes wrong next?
The tradesmen have made really good progress today. The boxing for the stairwell is completed, the pipes have been run through it, ready for skinning over, the new joists are in place, the porch walls have been tanked, and the back patio is half-laid. You’d almost think this house had stopped causing problems.
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How did this place not burn down yet?
The de-joisting is continuing apace, and we’ve come up with a design to give the stairs some more headroom, a place to put a light to illuminate the stairs, and a way to deal with the re-joisting. Along the way, we’ve found that some of the removed joists have the weight of balsa wood, and…
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Plasterboard goes up, pipes come down
Today has seen a bunch of pipes get cut and capped, so the builder can move a joist safely, the kitchen/living room wall has been covered by plasterboard, and one side of the steel beam has been covered with fireboard. All of the joists that need to be de-nailed have been de-nailed, and painted with…
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Small progress
Porch slab is laid, front door is back in place where it should be, and some more of the existing plasterboard has been removed to expose pipes and where to run the network cable. The plasterboard on the underside of the stairs has also been removed – not sure what for.