The couloured Fabric cables arrived yesterday from NUD in sweeden- the colours are fantastic even if I do say so myself, but they have been sent unearthed, ( we ordered them eartherd) so now we are waiting for a response to the email we sent last night!
Pete has installed the built in hoover, and it all works, so now we have hidden the hose and all the different heads, just in case anyone thinks its a good idea to hoover up round the building site!
..... the last couple of have been quite exciting, all of the taps that we ordered have arrived as well as the two baths. Pete, Reuben and I borrowed a tipper truck from a bloke up the road and went off to Newark to get our huge lime green hot water cylinder, the word gypsies srings to mind, which is totally fine by me except we went home the long way (after a flask in a layby!!!) via Mansfield to pick up our uber cool built in coffee machine!!!!,
on another trip out with Pete - to the tip and then the steel scrap yard- he knows how to treat a girl, ( actually if it was between a scrap yard or Westfield, the scrap yard would win every time)
we picked up a fantastic steel pipe that we are going to use in Finn's built in wardrobe to give it a New 'York Loft apartment' feel ...
..... Pete has build and plasterboarded the curved walk in wardrobes in Jude and Reuben's rooms and we are really happy with them, he has plastered the airing cuboard and the plasterers are coming next week to do all of the upsatirs and the hall.
We are still waiting for the call to pick up the chesney stove, but the bargain basement stove has arrived today along with the spary paint, it looks fine but we will just have to plumb it in and hope the back boiler is not damaged.
The front upstairs windows are going in today, and Pete and Dave are cutting all the window cills and priming them ready for the plasterers.
Reuben and I went over to trade point on Monday to get a load of paint (.... i know! its all very exciting- it was just white, but I have started to look at the colours for the few rooms that won't be white) and while we were there we called in to Sainsburys where I found the perfect shades to make my own version of the Graham and Green bird cage shades (£350!!!! each) and Gardener Mark who has been hunting all over London scince christmas for the birds finally found some in Covent Garden (thankyou friend!) and they will be arriving any day ( not really a priority???- depends what your priorities are!! )
.........talking of priorities we found the toilet we wanted for the main bathroom, and the ebay shop auctioned one every day we kept missing out so we put in a bid really early and won it for pennies!yipeee!!! now we just need to win the lovely victorian towel rail with a chip in the back- nothing that can't be hidden with a towel!!!!!
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Thursday, 24 January 2013
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| 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! |
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| A NEW DOORWAY- THIS IS THE UNDERSTAIRS CUBOARD WHERE WE WILL KEEP THE 9METRE HOOVER HOSE WE ORDERED TODAY! |
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| UPSTAIRS LANDING, LOOKING TOWARDS BACK GARDEN |
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| BOYS SHOWER |
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| FROM THE BACK |
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| PETE IS TRYING TO TRAIN THIS PIECE OF PLASTERBOARD TO GO ROUND THE BEND!, JUDES BUILT IN WARDROBE |
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| JUDES WARDROBE |
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| MY BEDROOM |
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| LOOKING ALONG UPSTAIRS LANDING TOWARDS THE GUEST BEDROOM |
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| GUEST BEDROOM WITH DOORWAY TO ENSUITE |
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| GUEST BED, LOOKING TOWARDS THE GARDEN |
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| GUEST ENSUITE |
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| WE LOST ALL THE SNOW OFF THE ROOF IN ONE GO , FRONT AND BACK THE NOISE WAS TERRIFIC! |
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| THIS AFTERNOON- ALL BOARDED UP |
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............................
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
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...................
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...................
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
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,
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.
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sink in place in boys bathroom |
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| the warmest place on site,- for repainting all the windows |
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| wiring |
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| guest bedroom with stud work for ensuite |
Sunday, 6 January 2013
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!!!!!!
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!!!!!!
Friday, 28 December 2012
Happy Anniversary!
Pete and Dave are back working in the house, doing the first fix sockets there are wires everywhere now, I would add a photo but the camera got broken over christmas, so here to mark the occasion are some photos of us in January 2009 when we came to look round the site and the bungalow for the first time!
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Friday, 21 December 2012
safe as houses!
We are now totally water tight, apart from having the dodgy bi-fold doors that Framefast UK have still not sorted out (we are putting pen to paper tonight). All the windows are in and the utility door, (the original front door from the bungalow, that was actually located on the side!) is in place, it will need a final coat of paint in the spring ( or February -depending on when the summer is next year!)
and we have a beautiful front door!!!!!
It feels good to be a bit more secure, as evidence suggests that we have had someone on site, whilst we have been asleep in our beds. I will have to swot up on "home alones" during christmas, so I am ready for them!!!!!
Hooray the 3 toilets , 3 sinks, 2 showers , 2 taps , shower tray and urinals ( did I mention the urinals before???!!!!!) arrived yesterday, everything that was on the pallet in the sale room got delivered, which was a relief as the chap dealing with us was very tired at the end of the two day sale so we didnt hold out much hope of getting everything we picked out, -thank you Neville Lumb Swadlincote, it was a fantastic sale, I am very happy, although I did see our ensuite sink in the toilets at Coopers last night! - says the girl who is putting a urinal in the main bathroom- public conviniences could be all the rage in interior design 2013 you saw it here first!!!
and we have a beautiful front door!!!!!
It feels good to be a bit more secure, as evidence suggests that we have had someone on site, whilst we have been asleep in our beds. I will have to swot up on "home alones" during christmas, so I am ready for them!!!!!
Hooray the 3 toilets , 3 sinks, 2 showers , 2 taps , shower tray and urinals ( did I mention the urinals before???!!!!!) arrived yesterday, everything that was on the pallet in the sale room got delivered, which was a relief as the chap dealing with us was very tired at the end of the two day sale so we didnt hold out much hope of getting everything we picked out, -thank you Neville Lumb Swadlincote, it was a fantastic sale, I am very happy, although I did see our ensuite sink in the toilets at Coopers last night! - says the girl who is putting a urinal in the main bathroom- public conviniences could be all the rage in interior design 2013 you saw it here first!!!
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