Thursday, 13 August 2015
Windows in day !
Some making up to do on the inside of each shash window,
The glass type is pilkingtons Cathedral
Makes a heck of a difference to the look of the house.
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Stripping wall paper
The dog leg of the hall showing a nice piece of Victorian plasterers work.
1970's wallpaper, a few people have said they would like this wallpaper today.
The distemper paint from early in the house's history. Distemper = paint made of chalk and glue made from Rabbit skins :-/
Steaming off all the old paper.
All done we can see what condition the original plaster work is in.
The coving and arch work feature are lovely.
Below - The old distemper finish can be removed by steaming. We are waiting for Maggie's brother in law Dave who is a painter and decorator of much note to advise what is best to do.
1970's wallpaper, a few people have said they would like this wallpaper today.
The distemper paint from early in the house's history. Distemper = paint made of chalk and glue made from Rabbit skins :-/
Steaming off all the old paper.
All done we can see what condition the original plaster work is in.
The coving and arch work feature are lovely.
Below - The old distemper finish can be removed by steaming. We are waiting for Maggie's brother in law Dave who is a painter and decorator of much note to advise what is best to do.
Friday, 24 April 2015
Concrete set and level
We were really impressed with the levelness of the floor
My room really clear and tidy :)
A sample tile sits flush with the super level surface.
Maggie's room is a little cluttered :)
Below is the wall of engineering bricks we built to support the staircase. Originally it was resting on ash and slag. The wall was built on a extra wide DPM on a 12 inch deep footing of concrete. Now encapsulated in 114mm of concrete.
My room really clear and tidy :)
A sample tile sits flush with the super level surface.
Maggie's room is a little cluttered :)
Below is the wall of engineering bricks we built to support the staircase. Originally it was resting on ash and slag. The wall was built on a extra wide DPM on a 12 inch deep footing of concrete. Now encapsulated in 114mm of concrete.
Monday, 20 April 2015
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