Tag: Housegate
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Down comes the ceiling
Yesterday saw the complete removal of floorboards in the back bedroom (barring the ones under the built-in wardrobe), the insulation and BRC being laid for the porch, the outside tap installed, the water main feed cored through the bathroom wall, the gas main feed cored through the kitchen wall, and an attempt was made to…
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Re-joist, Re-joist
Alas, not “rejoice, rejoice”. When taking up the floorboards in the second bedroom today for the electrician, the builder discovered that the joists show water damage. He’s got the entire lot up now, and it looks like every joist in the back bedroom has suffered water damage to some extent, and all of them will…
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Really putting things back together
With the fireplace work on hold for now, the builder has been able to crank up on the construction work. Thermal boarding in the living room has started, con-sawing the porch to install the damp proof course has started, and the electrician is getting all the old wiring pulled out and sockets set in to…
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Weekend thinking and decisions
The porch can stay. After I consulted my QS friend, he pointed out all the reasons to not knock it down (it’s been there 40 years and has no signs of structural issues, and could be re-roofed in-situ if needed), and I realised that it’s just the stress of trying to get this house put…
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One step forwards, two steps back
I had asked the builder to take down a bit of MDF for me, while taking up the carpets and floorboards for the electrician, with the intent of making a set of shelves to fit in the space once all the making good had been done. Who tell me say dat? He took it down,…
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It’s slab-tastic
The services are in and taped/clamped down, and the slab is poured. I could just about hear it hissing/popping this evening, as it starts to set. I’ve got measurements for most of the pipework, but I think the rule will just be “don’t cut more than 4 cm down in the living room” and everything…