So in the past few weeks we have made some stellar progress on the house. I think we are officially halfway, with a few more ticks in the box in terms of jobs done.
Its been really exciting watching the progress and I’m normally surprised to see how much work goes on each day as I pop in daily to check on the house, take pictures and fill up the coffee, tea, milk and biscuits.
Since the last post, what’s been done?
Now that the first fix on the electrics has been done and most of the structural work its slowed down a little bit as our contractors have moved on to other jobs whilst the plastering work is completed. So its been the turn of the damp proofing and plastering team from Surrey Hills Preservation to complete a few tasks:
- Skimming Lounge Ceiling (now we’ve had spotlights fitted)
- Filling in the electrical chases in all rooms for plug sockets and switches
- Remedial works required following the water damage
The team took about a week to knock the plastering to brick level on the downstairs walls, and apply a number of layers of treatment to ensure there was no additional issues after the flooding. Since then, we have just been waiting for the fresh plastering to dry.
All the radiators have been removed, and the old boiler has been taken out so its been a few weeks now without heating or electricity… so really looking forward to next week when we should be getting the power back on.
We might even be able to move in soon 🙂
Teaching an old house new tricks... 