Phew!! It’s all Happening!

February 21, 2009 | Posted by Wendy

What’s been happening this week? Here’s a quick update:

Kitchen Sink Drama comes to an End:

The sink is now ready to use, with hot and cold running water through the taps, and a waste system that takes the dirty water away. Oh, how we take so much for granted in our homes! Here it is in action:

washing up for the builders

We have chosen the kitchen tiles:

New blue tiles for the kitchen

I really loved some hand-made tiles I saw in a local tile warehouse. Ha! No wonder they had no price displayed… £3.50 each, and there were about 100 in a square metre. You don’t need a degree in maths to work out they weren’t even close to the affordable side of expensive. The ones I decided to buy reminded me vaguely of the handmade ones (although no doubt they wouldn’t stand up to a side-by-side comparison) but it worked out cheaper to buy a square metre of them than a single tile of the handmade variety. And, our budget being what it is, there was really no comparison in the end.

I shall shed a silent tear for the handmade tiles which will remain in the tile shop

We Chopped down some Trees:

condemned conifer

Condemned Conifer

Here’s a view from an upstairs window:

slightly overgrown

And look what happened:

tree no more

The other stump is behind the stack of paving slabs in the photo. Cutting the trees down, which dominated the garden and were semi-central, has opened up the garden and made it seem bigger. It also means that winter light will reach the studio. I feel guilty though: both trees were well-used by birds and squirrrels. I hope they don’t feel too displaced – there are lots of other trees in the garden (and surrounding area). We didn’t spot any nests, which makes me feel slightly better.

We painted endless ceilings (and walls):

My roller arm is now all rolled out. I now have numbness and tingling in two fingers on my right hand. We have still not finished painting – the bathroom ceiling hasn’t even been started yet!

Kitchen Ceiling

painted ceiling

We got Central Heating Fitted:

A warm house

What can I say? A warm house, with a boiler and radiators, as well as hot water on tap. And a sink that is plumbed into the waste! Oh, and painted walls! The joy is endless!!! It’s been an exciting week!

I almost forgot to say: we plan to move in by March 10th at the latest