Wow, time is flying – I cannot believe it is August already. I am a little behind my planned schedule but still reasonably happy with the progress so far. The walls have turned out to be a bigger task than thought and even more of an expense than planned. You would not believe the amount of cement I have gone through…
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| An almost complete pool house |
Although when you look back at what the walls were like before you can tell why it needed so much – I dont think one wall is straight in the whole house.
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| Finished walls – what a difference |
The guys have started on the outside upstairs now which will be a massive transformation – I cannot wait for it to be completed. Whilst the guys are doing the walls I have been finishing running the electric downstairs, I have finished the back part of the house and the outside lighting now I need to do the four big main rooms. Its one hell of a job but I am getting there.
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| The huge doorways take a lot of time |
I have just bought the main panel so have started to dig in to the wall to fit that into place. As soon as I finish the electrics I am going to have to start the plumbing. Thats the problem with being on a tight budget – I have a list a mile long and it keeps on getting bigger!.
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| The outside walls – had seen better days |
The pool house at the back of the property was annoying me as the roof was leaking and was half finished so I decided to task myself with finishing that. First was the roof, the tiles put up by a previous worker had to come off as it was leaking and I put a proper roof with waterproof membrane and replaced the tiles on top.
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| Cant wait to get painting |
It was a bit of a pain as I had to buy a few more roof tiles as I broke about 15 when taking them off but I was pleased with the finished roof. I also finished hanging the doors, and varnishing all the wood – a very messy job but I thought I should do it sooner rather than later to protect the wood. I also put another beam I recycled from the old roof as a support – I think it looks pretty good actually.
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| Rear balcony |
The doors were a priority of mine as now I have a secure lockable room for all my tools which is a big weight off my mind. I know I have Enzo to guard the place and the workers but it just makes me sleep easy knowing they are secure.
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| Remember this picture – should be a big transformation in a few weeks |
So hopefully by the next post the upstairs plastering will almost be complete… until next time.
