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Eureka - Northern Electric Networks finally turn up!

curlewhouse

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Well, though in total it was almost 7 months, we finally got electricity. Life in the caravan is now much more civilised, and I can write this without ear defenders on because of the generator noise. No more lukewarm showers or worrying about flattening the caravan battery. Hooray!

 

On the other hand, our builder is getting increasingly vague about when he will do the stonework on the house and it is getting very much colder in the caravan now here in Northumberland - we have to keep the heating running most nights now.

 

Got first lot of UFH laid in downstairs bathroom and utility - I don't know how those guys get lovely straight lines, mine are as wobbly as a London tube rail! However, it doesn't matter as long as the separation distances are correct (made myself 2 little templates for this from cardboard doubled over and wrapped in tape, marked 150 and 200mm respectively, made it nice and simple ).

 

I've got all the socket wiring now in place, and the soundproof plasterboard up where I wanted it on the upstairs bathroom and bedrooms. Coming to the realisation that boarding out the huge open space above the stairs is going to be "interesting" when the time comes! But with some of the plasterboard up, we are really getting a feel for the room sizes and it really feels like progress.  Our daughter is now at University and is gutted she can't be helping - she really enjoyed helping.. So thanks to the wonders of technology, I took my mobile and gave her a visual tour of the house last night on skype.

Isn't technology clever?  Pics to follow. 

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jamiehamy

Sounds good! Plaster boarding is pretty rewarding as you say, you really start to get a feel for rooms.  We got a bit inventive for our lightwell and staircase and built out a temporary platform. Might be an option?

 

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ProDave

It may be obvious but start at the ceilings and work down. As above we put up a temporary platform over the stair well and moved it lower as we worked down. This is where every self builder needs his own scaffold of a scaffold platform.

 

You also need a pair of dead men, or a plasterboard hoist to make life easier (we are just using the dead men)

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