Spiders, webs and dirt in close proximity - yuk! But, the pile fixings are all done, the zed nails are going in and the framing for the baseboards is albeit done.
The power is on, if even to only one power point. At least we don't have to lug the generator back and forth, and it's so much quieter.
New photos up on flicker show the baseboard framing, the new secondhand kitchen going in, the new deck out the back of the house complete and a preview of what the baseboards will look like. We've used 75 x 50 RAD H3 RS for the baseboard framing and the baseboards are 150 x 25 RAD H3 RS (radiata pine tanalised rough sawn).
The secondhand hot water cylinder has been fitted in to it's new purpose build cupboard. Behind which the new laundry has been stolen from the kitchen and will open in to the bathroom.
The back door leading to the new decking out the back, is undergoing repair. It's got a new sill and frame and has been rehung. The surrounding weatherboards still need to be fixed. Once this job is complete the rain will stop running in along the ceiling beam and that'll be the last drip stopped.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
One nail at a time - renovation progress slow
We're still working 7 days a week, so pretty exhausting. It's too much trying to keep up with our fulltime jobs and 6 year old daughter with her ballet shows and school trips and birthday parties - and write a blow by blow account of our progress. Basically, we're progressing very slowly. On top of that her grandfather is now terminal with cancer and some of the family and his housemates seem to be losing all their christian spirit pretty quick at the prospect of walking off with his share of the property... all adds to the stress and tiredness. As if that isn't enough, we've been given notice to move by the 15th January - real bad timing.
One break - we picked up a secondhand kitchen off Trademe for only $380 which includes the wall oven, electric hob, rangehood and dishwasher. Our draughtsman told us we didn't need to do a new kitchen, but this was cheaper than buying a new stove. The kitchen walls are finally being closed in and the new kitchen, with some trimming, is going to fit just fine.
The plumber, who we found on this great new site http://www.builderscrack.co.nz/ should be finished this week. Metrowater needs to install a meter box at the road and then hopefully we'll finally have water on.
The Council inspector wouldn't pass our electrics this week, so we may have to switch tasks and lay some concrete to get the power on. The cable outside the house is, apparently, not laid deep enough in the ground.
A mate is helping us out with scraping the exterior of the house getting it ready for painting.
An opening has been cut into the wall of the bathroom to form a laundry out of some of the old kitchen alcoves. That's all framed up. The nails and staples have been pulled out of the nice wooden flooring in the kitchen and we're 3 nails short of completing the pile fixings (which was a real work out on the abdomen - laying on your back under the house drilling and nailing!)
Goal is to be finished by mid-February - to do that, we'll be working right through the xmas/new year break. We're going to have christmas day off.
One break - we picked up a secondhand kitchen off Trademe for only $380 which includes the wall oven, electric hob, rangehood and dishwasher. Our draughtsman told us we didn't need to do a new kitchen, but this was cheaper than buying a new stove. The kitchen walls are finally being closed in and the new kitchen, with some trimming, is going to fit just fine.
The plumber, who we found on this great new site http://www.builderscrack.co.nz/ should be finished this week. Metrowater needs to install a meter box at the road and then hopefully we'll finally have water on.
The Council inspector wouldn't pass our electrics this week, so we may have to switch tasks and lay some concrete to get the power on. The cable outside the house is, apparently, not laid deep enough in the ground.
A mate is helping us out with scraping the exterior of the house getting it ready for painting.
An opening has been cut into the wall of the bathroom to form a laundry out of some of the old kitchen alcoves. That's all framed up. The nails and staples have been pulled out of the nice wooden flooring in the kitchen and we're 3 nails short of completing the pile fixings (which was a real work out on the abdomen - laying on your back under the house drilling and nailing!)
Goal is to be finished by mid-February - to do that, we'll be working right through the xmas/new year break. We're going to have christmas day off.
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