Day Fifty

April 8, 2013 ~ Bungalow Blogger ~ Leave a comment

The big excitement this weekend (apart from our many visitors on Friday) was painting the first new room. F, H and I got all ready with our rollers and groovy get ups and up those stairs we went. F mastered the Gangnam style roller method which involved doing ‘the’ dance while moving the roller in time with the dance. Can you see that? H was very methodical and actually did a reasonable job of quite a large area with the best staying power of the children. L breezed in once the painting had been going a while, he swept the roller over a few random bits of wall then disappeared. Interesting to analyse their approach to the task. I just kept on cutting in and then rolling, there are 2 coats on now but we need a third and a wee caulk round the skirting board. The ceiling is horrible to do, I usually get C to do that. He was away doing the Berlin half marathon this weekend so I had to persevere and simply do it myself. I think the painter might be doing the stairwell, I’m not sure if I’m up to the job…… must get a quote. C did well again with his run, 1 hour 50 mins and 17 seconds. He’s home now and enjoying numerous cups of tea to make up for those he missed over the weekend.

I got a bit nervous today as I had nobody here first thing, there had been a hold up so ‘business as usual’ resumed after the school drop off. More skirting boards have gone in and other bits and bobs. The tiler is due tomorrow and the second bath is at the wholesalers waiting for the taps to come in, so hopefully by the end of the week we may even be able to have a shower. We have had a small lavvy pan issue but it is to be resolved tomorrow, phew, canny have the wrong one! The floor tiles have turned up and they are brilliant, I’ll show you once they’re installed. I am very pleased with them.

Day Forty-Eight

April 4, 2013 ~ Bungalow Blogger ~ 2 Comments

We are nearly done with the plastering now, just a bit of the ensuite and the bedroom cupboard to go. The two front bedrooms are pretty much finished minus a cupboard door. Many of the lights and plug points are in situ now too. The plumbing has resumed progress and it feels like things are moving along nicely. Looks like I can go and buy some white emulsion to get the first watery coat on.

Lovely day again here if you kept in the sunshine. Had a good walk round the Botanics and visited the library too. Let’s keep fingers crossed it’s sunny over the weekend. x

Day Forty-Seven

April 3, 2013April 3, 2013 ~ Bungalow Blogger ~ 2 Comments

The bungalow has been super busy again today, the plasterers have made it down the stairs and finished the ‘join’ to the hall really well and the bathroom has been skimmed too. The dormers have been undercoated outside and prepped inside. The frame is in for the ensuite door and there is a wall between the new ensuite and the bedroom cupboard. Electrical stuff has been going on too. That’s quite a lot if you ask me.

join hall and stair — join between hall and stair

Other Stuff

The sun has been shining all afternoon and, though it is a bit chilly out of the rays, I have removed the guinea hutch from its winter home to allow the summer-house to be used again. I emptied it, swept out all the hay and debris, put the furniture back in and within 5 minutes my boys and their pal had taken up residence. Typical. It was good to see them outside playing for hours on end I must admit, about time too. This could be spring coming back to cheer us all up a bit. The boys insisted on eating their tea in the summer-house, brilliant, you can tell they’re desperate for good weather too.