Plastering - Days 7&8

Dining Room Chimney breast, newly skimmed

Former brick arch newly squared off, main fireplace in the background

Main Fireplace, newly skimmed.

Sunday was spent cutting skirtings ready to fit on Wednesday and Thursday, no plastering was done due to no being able to use powertools (for mixing the plaster). Then today the chinmey breasts and were done - the living room is now finished. A final couple of bits were done in the hallway as well.

Sanding - Bedroom Floor

Emma took it upon herself to hire a sander and sand the bedroom floor. A vast improvement on the old carpet! The plan is to put a clear varnish on for the time being and then a carpet later in the year.

Fireplace

All the flue pipes have been installed. When the back has had the top coat of plaster put on it the logburner itself will be installed, just in time for the summer.

Plastering - Days 5&6

Loft alcoves done

skylight finished off

Hallway finished

Bedroom finished

After 6 days the loft, hallway and bedroom have all been finished. The chinmeys in the living room have also been started. The former brick arch is also being straightened.

The skirting boards will all be cut (and maybe stuck on) tomorrow. Before the dressing room and chinmeys are done early next week.

Plastering - Days 2&3

The loft was fully boarded out on Day 3, then skimmed on day 4. A vast improvement on the loft insulation ceiling that was there before - it's a proper room now. Just a few little bits to finish off, then moving on to finishing the hallway, stairs, landings etc.

Plastering - Days 1&2

Walls drying out

All walls and chimney breast done

Before

The plaster work started in the main bedroom, the ceiling came down, was reboarded and skimmed on day one. Then on day two all the walls were skimmed.

We also added a new slate window sill in the hall. Just some plastering and painting and the hall will be finished.

Slate Hearth

Evenings this week we cut and fitted our new slate hearth. Just needs a final clean up, then once the fire is in it'll look great.

Fireplace

The fireplace now looks like a fireplace! Luckily it all went back together more or less as planned. Tomorrow we'll tile the hearth with slate. Then fit the stove so the plasterer can make good when he arrives.