Monthly Archives: May 2014

Another milestone was reached yesterday with the relocation of the boiler. The old house still has hot and cold water via a temporary conduit of pipes. Now the bath and toilet can be moved into the new bathroom and demolition … Continue reading →

This weekend Bridget’s brother Paul and sister Moira were up to help, so good progress was made. On Saturday Nana and Pop were up too, so Pop and Paul did the celotex wall insulation in the bedrooms, Thomas sanded the … Continue reading →

The heating engineers were due today to move the outside boiler from the old extension (soon to be demolished) to the new part. Unfortunately bad weather postponed the move until next week, but it was a good deadline to work … Continue reading →

The reclaimed terracotta tiles in the bathroom have been hard work to say the least. The rough and porous finish meant that the grouting took a LOT longer than planned, so things have slipped slightly. After a stressful nightmare first … Continue reading →

Nana and Pop were up today, so the task of cutting and laying the terracotta floor tiles in the bathroom was undertaken. Initially the outer perimeter was laid with mitred corners, then the central region was filled at 45 degrees … Continue reading →