2nd Weekend

This weekends progress was as follows:

Removing all the rubbish into the skip
Removing the timber cladding and shutters on the front elevation
Isolating all the electrics and removing old wiring
Cutting all chases and breaking out about 70%
All necessary floors lifted
Removed secondary double glazing and frames
Removed sliding door between lounge and dining room.

During this week:

Installed loft ladder
Stripped kitchen wallpaper
Sized and selected radiators
Designed kitchen layout
Ordered double glazing.

Thanks to Dave, Dan and Matt for clearing the rubbish on Saturday. Big thanks to Matt for chasing out all day today.

Pictures at: http://photosbytony.fotopic.net/

Before and After

Kitchen:

Before

After

Lounge:

Before

After

Bathroom:

Before

After

Bedroom 3

Before

After

So a fair amount done so far :) More photos at: http://photosbytony.fotopic.net/

Where to Start?

So I've started a small project; to modernise a house. Two days ago, walking through the front door was like stepping back 35 years in time. The carpets, wall paper and curtains were retro to say the least.

The idea of this blog is to record the (hopeful) progress of the modernisation of my house. If you know me, then of course you can come round anytime for a look - but make sure you wear your work clothes ;)

Two days on, the house is a bare shell - no carpets, kitchen, bathroom and most impressively, hardly any wallpaper!

So to try and list the work this weekend, here's a list:

Storage heaters removed
Fireplace removed
All carpets removed
Lounge wallpaper removed
Bedroom 1 wallpaper removed
Bedroom 2 wallpaper removed
Bedroom 3 wallpaper removed
Bathroom stripped out
Kitchen stripped out
Conservatory removed
Water to bathroom, hws and kitchen isolated and stripped out
Hall / Lounge glass partition removed.

I think thats about it. There's a rather large pile of rubish awaiting a skip next weekend. This weekends thankyou's go to Dave & Dan and Jen & Jon for their help, thanks :)

Photographs of progress are online at: http://photosbytony.fotopic.net/