Improvements in and around my home
Over the years I have had a number of network solutions in my house, most of which revolved around what equipment I had in my office space, especially in the pre wi-fi days. My internet has moved from a standard telephone line with a modem at 1440bps (or slower), through ISDN, ADSL and currently a…
Our front door is still the original one that was fitted to the house back in 1935, so we decided it was well overdue for an upgrade. There are some sizeable gaps for the wind to come in, thanks to the door warping over the years, plus the lock has been replaced a few times…
Whilst the first flight of stairs in the house had carpet in place when I moved in, and was replaced around 2003, it was removed around the time the plastering was being performed, as it was by this stage well past its best and in need of replacement. The second flight of stairs up to…
Saturday 24th March This work happened in parallel with the work on bedroom 2. No pre work pictures. These shots are of the room after removing cupboards, wallpaper from ceiling, laminate flooring and skirting as well as relocating the sockets just like in the previous rooms. Rear right corner. Rear left corner. Front right corner.…
Saturday 24th March With the Box room plastered and drying, we had a week to clear the other two first floor bedrooms, strip the wall paper and cover in green grit ready for the return of the plasterer. Once again I forgot to take any pictures prior to starting work. These pictures show the second…
Wednesday 14th March Having finally found yet another plasterer it was time to start work on the first floor bedrooms. First up was the box bedroom as this was to be used to store all of the cupboards and contents of the other two bedrooms whilst they were being worked on. I don’t have any…
Chris was on his own for the first day, but had help on the second, and left his helper to finish off on the third day. This is the result: No more raised beds Clear bottom end I think that as a result of the garden clearance we have claimed back a substantial part of…
We had been looking to clear some of the back garden for quite some time, and much of it was seriously overgrown. We chose to make use of Chris, who is the father of one of my daughter’s friends from school. Here are a few pictures taken shortly after he started work: The raised beds…
I purchased 3 x 10 litre tubs of Sandtex smooth pure brilliant white paint from Wickes, as they were having a 10% off option if you ordered via click and collect, and this made them the cheapest supplier. I painted as much as I could from the ground or with a short step ladder, then…
On returning from holiday this year, I was out of work for a few months, so I took the opportunity to perform some renovations to the exterior of the house. The main focus was on painting the exterior, which was to be honest, seriously overdue. Here are some pictures of the exterior before the work…