Before
At last, we discover original detailing
We will restore this:
New workshop
in the street… Toby is chiselling rebates for hinges in our new doors.
New workshop
in the street… Toby is chiselling rebates for hinges in our new doors.
New hallway wall
Stud work for new wall partition: We suspected when we bought the house that the ground floor layout was not original. In the 60s and 70s many Victorian houses in the UK were ‘modernised’ by covering over original panelling, removing
New hallway wall
Stud work for new wall partition: We suspected when we bought the house that the ground floor layout was not original. In the 60s and 70s many Victorian houses in the UK were ‘modernised’ by covering over original panelling, removing
Goodbye
Goodbye at last to the old back door to our lean-to, and to a tonne of bricks that we removed from our courtyard. That’s how we roll on our Sunday mornings.
Mirror, signal, manoeuvre
Almost a working bathroom. Looking forward – haven’t lived anywhere with a working shower for over 5 years!
Mirror, signal, manoeuvre
Almost a working bathroom. Looking forward – haven’t lived anywhere with a working shower for over 5 years!
Meshing front courtyard
This evening, after casting a concrete lintel above the window (just visible top left): Just like the rear, the front courtyard is being meshed before Toby renders it (to provide reinforcement to the render, preventing cracking). After this job we
Meshing front courtyard
This evening, after casting a concrete lintel above the window (just visible top left): Just like the rear, the front courtyard is being meshed before Toby renders it (to provide reinforcement to the render, preventing cracking). After this job we
Grouting – at last
The never ending job of tiling continues…. A custom-cut mirror has been ordered for the recess (in front of the exposed brick wall) and a shaver socket to be fitted where the lose tile is: We took some time selecting
Grouting – at last
The never ending job of tiling continues…. A custom-cut mirror has been ordered for the recess (in front of the exposed brick wall) and a shaver socket to be fitted where the lose tile is: We took some time selecting
Back doors
The bifold doors are in, though they need some tweaking because we hung the frames before glazing (and it should have been done the other way round). Makes a big difference to the light in the basement – it’s lovely
Back doors
The bifold doors are in, though they need some tweaking because we hung the frames before glazing (and it should have been done the other way round). Makes a big difference to the light in the basement – it’s lovely