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On our journey preparing the utility room we found yet another vast space in the ceiling! I’m not sure what it was for, it’s not a chimney as the brickwork is too clean. It is vast and we can’t see the top. Previous builders have cut through the brickwork to make a doorway into theContinue reading “Another discovery”

Due to reconfiguring some of the rooms we thought carefully about the access to each room for its new use and which doorways we didn’t need anymore. In Bed 2 (which used to be the kitchen) we opened up an old doorway leading straight from the hallway and blocked up the doorway which led fromContinue reading “Doorways”

Prep work is now starting with the walls and ceiling in the master bedroom. This means removing the old plaster ceiling roses, insulation boards fitted to outside walls for extra warmth and protection against the elements. All skirting boards and radiators removed. The skirting will be replaced with some of the boards salvaged from elsewhereContinue reading “Master bedroom”

We completed installing the units that will have the quartz fitted to them and called in the experts. Gary from ‘Solid Granite Surfaces’ did not disappoint. All of the quartz has been measured, adjusted, cut and polished to fit exactly onto the units making this the perfect working kitchen. There are lots of choices forContinue reading “Getting the work surfaces ready”

Evening everyone! Well we are still working hard on the new kitchen. New light fitting which will hang over the island is installed. Walls/ceiling/cornice are complete. Wall units are in but not fully installed yet. The island units will go in tomorrow then the granite specialists are coming on Saturday to install the granite workContinue reading “Kitchen update”

Happy Sunday! I thought I would show you what we have been up to as I haven’t published much in the last couple of weeks. Some of the rooms are coming on leaps and bounds now and it’s great to start seeing things coming together. I chose a plain tile for the wet areas andContinue reading “Ensuite update”

A while back I started removing some of the original skirting boards, most of these are 14” high. I spent many hours removing 150yrs of paint from them. The many layers of paint were covering all of the carved detailing. I intend to repaint them all white however the detailing on them will be muchContinue reading “Skirting around the subject”

After a quality review on the plaster work in the kitchen we decided that it needed further work to meet the grade that we wanted. Quality all the way with this renovation. So here we are again, mist coat completed, walk in pantry nearly completed. Window wall completed with new deeper arches around the windows.Continue reading “We are getting there…”

It may be cold outside but look at the winter afternoon sun pouring through the window flooding the hallway with light and warmth.

Well, at least you may feel like you’re cooking now that the heating system is all done. Along with the boiler being relocated to the new kitchen, new larger piping has been installed under the floor from the gas meter in the utility room down the hallway and through into the walk-in pantry. Larger pipeworkContinue reading “Cooking on gas”