Day Seventy

Getting some sort of normality back today.  It's great to get my desk set up again.

Still lots to do but I wont be picking up a paint brush anytime soon !

Day Sixty Nine

WOW!

This has been such hard work but it look's absolutely brilliant.

Here's the old hall, stairs and landing with a lick of paint and the new carpet.

and here's the new stairs and converted loft.

Time for a night off I think.

Day Sixty Eight

The plumber was back today to install the toilet.  That's bathroom completely finished now.

A frantic evening as we tried to varnish the stairs with a couple more coats.  Also, 2 coats for the airing cupboard door frame.

Finally finished at 01:00am.  Must be mad but we've done as much as we could before the carpet comes.

"Why don't you delay the carpet fitting ?" we keep getting asked...."Because we don't want to, we want to get moved as soon as possible so that we can get the rest of the house back to normal."

Day Sixty Seven

Yet more brushwork.  This time varnishing the stairs.  Not worth taking any pictures.

Day Sixty Six

Groundhog Day.

Another full day painting.  The second coat was a little easier though, even though I had to cut in again !

The plaster work was easily covered but the walls with the old colour took an extra coat.

Next it's varnishing the stairs to get them ready before the carpet comes on Wednesday.

Day Sixty Five

I spent the whole day painting.  I did the cutting in for the new landing, stairs and old office areas.  That took hours.  I then did the rest using a roller, which also seemed to take forever.

The target was to get the first coat completed today so that the second coat can go on tomorrow.  So, as soon as I'd finished the first coat I packed up and called it a day.

Day Sixty Four

Well we're into November now and almost finished.

Everyone keeps saying "oh, you'll be done before Christmas !".   erm...too right, hoping to be in within the next couple of days.

So, today, our Plumber fitted the radiators in the bathroom and the office.  He also fitted the sink but did not have enough time to fit the toilet.  He'll be back next week to do that.

I finished off the primer coat for all the new plasterwork.  So it's ready now for 2 proper coats over the weekend.