THIS MORNING-GETTING READY TO PLASTER BOARD DOWNSTAIRS, - I ONLY WENT TO TAKE OUT THE MORNING BREW AND ENDED UP MAN HANDLEING THE STAIRCASE AROUND!

A NEW DOORWAY- THIS IS THE UNDERSTAIRS CUBOARD WHERE WE WILL KEEP THE 9METRE HOOVER HOSE WE ORDERED TODAY!

UPSTAIRS LANDING, LOOKING TOWARDS BACK GARDEN

BOYS SHOWER

FROM THE BACK

PETE IS TRYING TO TRAIN THIS PIECE OF PLASTERBOARD TO GO ROUND THE BEND!, JUDES BUILT IN WARDROBE

JUDES WARDROBE

MY BEDROOM

LOOKING ALONG UPSTAIRS LANDING TOWARDS THE GUEST BEDROOM

GUEST BEDROOM WITH DOORWAY TO ENSUITE

GUEST BED, LOOKING TOWARDS THE GARDEN

 

GUEST ENSUITE

WE LOST ALL THE SNOW OFF THE ROOF IN ONE GO , FRONT AND BACK THE NOISE WAS TERRIFIC!

THIS AFTERNOON- ALL BOARDED UP

 

BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD THE TIMBER FRAME UP SO LONG IT IS SO STRANGE TO SEE IT ALL COVERED UP WITH PLASTER BOARD!!

WHO NEEDS 31 TAPS? APPARENTLEY WE DO ONLY 2 LEFT TO ORDER, THE POST MAN IS GOING TO TAKE EARLY RETIREMENT!!!,
 BATH NO1 ARRIVING TOMORROW AND NO2 ON 1ST FEB............................

HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT..........

THE ENGLISH MAN THE IRISH MAN AND THE LOG BURNER??????


                       NO???

WELL STICK AROUND AND YOU MIGHT HEAR A GREAT JOKE....

After a lot of discussion, research and a sleepless night we have decided to take the gamble and buy the Charnwood Island III, that was installed in  someone elses house a couple of weeks ago, without water in the boiler, Pete has spoken to the technical team at Charnwood in the Isle of White  for advice and the bloke will sell it with a garuntee, it's a really good price so it's worth the risk.

  The cables have arrived from "fabric Cables", who are part of Urban Cottage Industries, I was really happy with the cable and also the fantastic packaging!!!-( I am a sucker!!!), and today I went all international, and phoned NUD collection in Sweeden ( we had not been having any luck contacting them via email) luckily the girl spoke English (better than me!) and I didnt have to play sharrads, they are able to supply the cables in the lengths that we need.

Harlows brought a whole load of wood today and after we have carried it all upstairs into the house .........they will be coming back for it tomorrow  as they sent the wrong size door frames, the rest of the wood is for the boys walk in wardrobes.

We have had contact from Marvick, regarding the windows and have come to arangement that suits us both, obviously we would rather not have to take out all 31 openers, and plane off the bottom and re paint them.

Plaster boarding continues in earnest up stairs, pete is feeling under pressure as the plasterers are closing in due in 2 ish weeks!

Pam had Reuben today So I was able to spent the whole day working with Pete, it was like the good old days, I really enjoyed it, we also designed the boys walk in wardrobes, which Pete will build tomorrow, and we re designed the guest en suite.

It's all about the taps, we have been busy ordering all the taps, there are still a few left to source this evening, we have found and ordered the two baths,  and if the price is right (come on regavent!!!) we are going to have one of those built in hoover thingies!!!!-it is always a good idea to keep cleaning products well hidden, out of sight out of mind!

Pete has built the shower enclosure in the boys bathroom and concreted the floor.

A bloke in a Landrover turned up yesterday, wanting to buy the caravan from us!!! after clearing out all my mouldy shoes (including my glitzy "camper" sandels) he can have it!!! sadly he needs it in a couple of months, and we will still be happily camping in it...................

lights, camera, action!

Our lighting order came from Barnitts, last week and we were so happy with the lights, however we are not having much luck with our coloured lighting cables.

we have borrowed a camera and so I can now add some photos onto the post.

There is plenty of action, Marvick are coming out tomorrrow to have a look at the windows, so watch this space, we are still waiting for the parts to come from framefast, they are then going to come and sort out the bi fold doors! Pete has finished the first fix for the electrics including the outside lights and doorbell ( we have saved the doorbell chimes from the bungalow), we have a date for the plasterers to come and and start (approx 3 weeks time) and therefore Pete and Dave have started plasterboarding some of the rooms.  Based on the number of floor tiles we had Pete has built the stud wall for the guest ensuite! and yesterday they built the wall in the main bathroom for the boys triple sink to sit on!, they also built the stud work for the shower and re built it this morning as on reflection the room could take a bigger shower. The building inspector came last week and is going to send out someone who actually can check the electrics, but he checked all the steels whilst he was here.

We need 2 computers, there is so much internet searching to do in the evenings, we are currently getting all the quotes for the 2 stoves, Pete has ordered the hot water tank and we are off to Newark to collect it next week,

sink in place in boys bathroom

 

the warmest place on site,- for repainting all the windows

wiring

guest bedroom with stud work for ensuite


 

Break in!

We have had a break in, in the middle of the day as well and I knew the bloke that broke in (dead dodgy he is!,) in fact I helped him break in !!!

We were concerned about security so Pete dead locked and bolted the side garage door from the inside and went into the house to do the electrics, some how the electrics tripped , causing the main box to trip which was locked in the garage!!!!! you can't raise the roller doors with out electrics, ooppps!

We have had loads of pipe insulation and loft insulation delivered, and this week we need to order the boiler. We have been staring at the fireplace in the "no toy Lounge" with different shaped cardboard cut outs in the hole working out which size log burner will look best- its all very technical.

I decided to look for lights in the sales and found some nice ones from  Rocket st George, and a whole load from "Garden Trading" who said there was no way they could offer a discount so after a few hours or research I was very happy to get the same lights from Barnitts In York ( where I have spent many christmas Eves') with 20% off and free deliverey!

We have realised that there is a problem with all of the windows in the house, and its really frustrating because Pete has spent so many hours working on the windows, and we are not 100% sure that the work we will need to do to rectify the problem will work.

We are not very Happy!!!!

Camera still broke so no photos- just imagine 2 sad faces and 3 wooden boards in the holes where 3 windows used to be.

.....it could have been worse we could have a leak.....



oh we have one of those but its in the guest bed room - and it's never wise to make your visitors too comfortable!!!!!!