Fourteen months later – finished – A lot of water has passed under the bridge since the night in March 2007 when I started thinking about finishing off the work on the house. Two-minute read, 2 pictures
Nettlestone Road
The builders have finished … well almost. 11 pictures
May 24, 2008 12:05
Shopping … delivered. It took another 15 years for this idea to catch on in Springfield.
June 9, 2007 11:22
Lilies — The lilies are flowering in the pond. I can’t get close enough to take a decent picture of them. 2
May 12, 2007 11:59
Moved in – With all the remaining untouched rooms in the house being decorated, I was not going to be able to keep an inside workshop, so I’ve moved my workbench and tools out into my first-ever shed. 1 4
April 29, 2007 15:23
Vacuuming the garden (365: 113) — I made a bit of a mess sawing up wood to make shelves for my new shed. I also need to finish picking up the gravel spilt over the deck in the winter when the storms repeatedly blew over the bamboo plant.
April 29, 2007 15:18
An Englishman’s shed is his Castle (365: 112) – I’ve never had a shed before, but now I’ve got two. This one for a workshop and another for my spare timber, paint, empty boxes, and disused electronics that one day might come in useful etc. 2
April 28, 2007 15:23
Late (365: 111) — This is it for today. No good, but it is a picture.
April 28, 2007 0:17
Day 03. Stairs — Most of the clearing up is complete. I detest these stairs. I’ve spent hours looking at them, trying to come up with an idea of how to deal with them. So far, no joy.
April 7, 2007 16:19
Day 03. Fruits of our labours — That is a lot of rubble. It took one day to knock it down and two days to clear it up!
April 7, 2007 16:18
Work in progress.
April 6, 2007 13:23
Day 02. Just a bit of a mess.
April 6, 2007 13:20
Day 02. Middle hall looking east.
April 6, 2007 13:19
Day 02. This was my Workroom — Ceiling and wall taken down.
April 6, 2007 13:18
Day 02. Looking Out … From my workroom into the hall.
April 6, 2007 13:18
Day 02. This was my Workroom — Ceiling and wall taken down.
April 6, 2007 13:17
Day 02. Middle Hall Looking west — Partway through clearing up.
April 6, 2007 13:15
Temporary Storage — All the stuff in my workroom is now in the Kitchen and out in the garden! How did such a lot of stuff fit in such a small room? 2
April 5, 2007 18:43
Hall cleared and Ready — Middle floor landing looking east; cleared and ready to drop the ceilings.
April 5, 2007 15:49
Damage — This is the damage to the wall outside Eldest’s bedroom caused by door slamming!
April 5, 2007 15:48
Workroom: Cleared and ready — My workroom emptied of everything except the home network server cupboard, which will have to stay in place.
April 5, 2007 15:42
Cleared and ready — Looking westward down the middle floor hall, my workroom to the right. The wall on the right has to come down.
April 5, 2007 15:41
Stairs to the top floor. I hate that banister. We cleared and stripped the hall and my work room, ready to take down the wall and ceilings.
April 5, 2007 15:39
Workshop (in my office) — The other side of my office/work room or ‘Shed’ if you prefer.