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The Build - Things have got very messy!


Redoctober

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Hi - yes things are getting messy but in a positive manner!  I have been very busy these last few weeks, working a full 8 hours or so and a full weekend. The house has now been plastered except for the sitting room. The reason being the chimney still hasn't been completed. Should be done this week I am told! Once it has been done, the plaster boards can be finished off and the room plastered.

 

Allowing for the rooms which have been plastered to dry thoroughly, I have followed on with my paint roller and whitewashed to walls and ceilings. I am using Johnstone's  Trade Contract white emulsion which in turn has been diluted. The first coat I applied was more diluted than the second coat. Having asked a question on the main forum, I am comfortable with painting the walls in a weeks time or so with our favoured colours.

 

I have been giving it my all simply to keep ahead of the joiner, who has started the second fix joinery. The upstairs has been finished but the downstairs will wait until the floor tiles have gone down.

 

Outside I have also been painting the exterior wood. We are using the Dulux range - Weather shield - Firstly, I applied two coats of preservative primer. Then, on went two coats of dark grey undercoat, before finishing off with a top coat of Bowler Hat. Having followed their procedures, I am hopeful this will be good for at least 10 years.

 

The stone work is nigh on complete. It is basically the gable ends that need finishing of together with the chimney.

 

Unfortunately I am struggling to upload some photos - these are the ones I did manage to do. Perhaps I will have better luck when the next post is due.

 

Thanks for reading. 

 

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Looks really neat and clean ( lines ) even with the rustic look of the internal doors. 

Cant help but feel warmed by a nice bit of real wood. 

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18 minutes ago, Tennentslager said:

Looking really nice Captain...why all those socket holes? What's going on there

 

Thanks @Tennentslager yes a lot of sockets - both sets are outside the en-suite and bathroom, so the sockets are servicing a light switch, towel radiator, UFH sensor & extractor fan above the showers.

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