Day 163 - Slow Progress

I haven't updated the blog for a while as there has been a bit of slow progress.

I have been working on the ground floor applestone tiles, which are now complete and awaiting grouting this Thursday, but I've had a bit of a problem with the plumber and decorator both of whom were on haitus last week.

Work is back underway now, and the painting is coming along nicely, with the tiles starting to go on in the en suite.

We're getting there. Water and electricity should be online within the week and I've ordered all the sockets and switches ready to go on once the decorating is complete.

    

Day 158 - Kitchen Floor Underway

I made a start on the applestone floor this weekend. Its an enormous area so its taking me a while but its definitely looking good so far!

  

Day 156 - Stone Delivery

The natural stone tiles arrived this Thursday. A wonderful limestone from Turkey called Applestone for the kitchen, sunroom, utility and lobby, and a variety of slates from China and Brazil for the bathroom floors and walls.

With a full pallet of adhesive, grout and sealant the whole delivery weighed in at around 3,700Kg, all of which I had to move into the house.

That's my workout for the week!

    

Day 154 - We have stairs!

After the carpenter cried off from tackling the stair case, I dragged Andy down for the weekend and together we took on the challenge.

Armed with school boy carpentry and the vague memory of an engineering degree we made a start. Three hours in and we were confident enough to start cutting, glueing and screwing, and by the end of the day we had it pretty much done. I popped down on Sunday morning to finish off the details and voila: one staircase!

Next up: natural stone flooring. How hard can that be?