Saturday 30 April 2016 / 16:20
Raising the level with more scalping
5 Steps – concrete
Sunday 1 May 2016 / 09:35
Getting the formwork anchored in position with DPM in place against the wall ready for concrete to be poured. Some bits of concrete block will reduce the amount of concrete needed.
6 Steps – concrete
Sunday 1 May 2016 / 12:00
Concrete poured up to first step and lid on ready for more concrete to create the next step.
7 Steps – concrete
Sunday 1 May 2016 / 12:42
Concrete poured up to top.
8 Steps – slabs
Saturday 7 May 2016 / 14:10
Shuttering has been taken off and slabs tested for fit.
9 Steps – slabs
Saturday 7 May 2016 / 16:41
Slabs cemented in position, but not grouted yet.
10 Patio
Sunday 7 August 2016 / 16:25
Not a bad job. Need to redo the grouting in the near corner as the B&Q sand was a horrible colour.
1 Fitting kitchen
Sunday 26th July 2015 / 12:19
Dismantling the temporary kitchen. The oven slides out onto a sledge I made years ago to make it easier to take it in and out. This kitchen’s done well, there’s not much wrong with any of it after 15 years.
2 Fitting kitchen
Sunday 26th July 2015 / 16:16
Kitchen units a very expensive considering they’re just a few bits of chipboard. This full height unit was the best part of £400 after all the discounts. I’m cutting it to pieces so that I can fit it round the boiler.
3 Fitting the kitchen
Sunday 26th July 2015 / 17:05
Unit cut to accommodate boiler.
4 Fitting the kitchen
Sunday 26th July 2015 / 18:20
In position.
5 Fitting the kitchen
Sunday 26th July 2015 / 20:05
More units in position.
6 Fitting the kitchen
Friday 31st July 2015 / 16:51
I’m using part of one of the old units in the corner to make a support for the worktop.
7 Fitting kitchen
Sunday 1st August 2015 / 15:47
Working on the sink area.
8 Fitting kitchen
Sunday 2nd August 2015 / 16:04
Marking the hole for the sink.
9 Fitting kitchen
Sunday 2nd August 2015 / 19:06
The existing sink has been polished up and a new Franke tap fitted.
10 fitting kitchen
Sunday 2nd August 2015 / 20:48
The sink is in and all the clamps underneath are done up.
1 Decorating
Monday 29th June 2015 / 20:45
First I need to put up some new coving. As the ceilings have sagged with age and are slightly curved, the coving needs to be curved too, which means holding it in position with these props while the adhesive goes off.
1 Plastering
Monday 22nd June 2015 / 09:12
For this second tranche of plastering, which includes the bathroom ceiling, I am going to some lengths to make sure the new bathroom stays clean.
2 Plastering
Sunday 28th June 2015 / 12:43
The plasterers have been in this week and the plaster’s drying out now. This is the wall that I built. It looks good with plaster on it.