I was busy on the plot this weekend fixing the cables for the Sky dish and a few final touches before the plasterboard goes on next Monday.
I have discovered to my horror though that the ventilation installers have punched a hole through my soffit board for their drain pipe. Shirty email on its way now!
A diary of my attempts to build a new house in Wicken, Cambridgeshire. How hard can it be?
Monday 23 February 2009
Thursday 19 February 2009
Day 130 - First Fix Complete
Well, almost.
The wiring for the security system is now in place, and the plumbing and electrics are all in. The remaining carpentry work will be done next week, including door linings, thresholds and a few bits of external joinery.
I have ordered the staircase which should be arriving in a week or so and the tree surgeons were onsite today trimming up all of the remaining greenery.
I'll be installing the electrical meter box this weekend together with the coaxial cable for the Sky TV feed. That should just about do it!
There is also a new addition to the Cannon family; Mr Volvo's front wheel drive was starting to grate, so when I came accross this little chap I couldn't resist the swap. I definitely think I got the better half of the deal!
The wiring for the security system is now in place, and the plumbing and electrics are all in. The remaining carpentry work will be done next week, including door linings, thresholds and a few bits of external joinery.
I have ordered the staircase which should be arriving in a week or so and the tree surgeons were onsite today trimming up all of the remaining greenery.
I'll be installing the electrical meter box this weekend together with the coaxial cable for the Sky TV feed. That should just about do it!
There is also a new addition to the Cannon family; Mr Volvo's front wheel drive was starting to grate, so when I came accross this little chap I couldn't resist the swap. I definitely think I got the better half of the deal!
Saturday 7 February 2009
Day 125 - Bath & Showers
We had a week off last week while the plumbers and electricians were elsewhere, but we were back on this week.
The electrics are now complete and the plumbing is moving slowly forwards. The new shower doors arrived in enormous boxes from the supplier and take up almost all of the dining room! We now have the heated towel rails for the bathrooms and the bath on site.
I am making final decisions on the stairs, drylining, insulation, carpentry and lighting this week so work will be carrying on at pace now for the next few weeks right up to the start of the second fix.
Not long until we get walls!
The electrics are now complete and the plumbing is moving slowly forwards. The new shower doors arrived in enormous boxes from the supplier and take up almost all of the dining room! We now have the heated towel rails for the bathrooms and the bath on site.
I am making final decisions on the stairs, drylining, insulation, carpentry and lighting this week so work will be carrying on at pace now for the next few weeks right up to the start of the second fix.
Not long until we get walls!
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