Not sure if I've posted these before, but we've gone for GET Ultimate Flat Plate Screwless Nickel/Black sockets/switches in the main room (what a mouthful....). A bit pricey, but they look amazing in the flesh - deep black but almost mirrored at the same time... and the dimmer switches are really cool:
Black nickel finish
Electronic dimmers
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Small things and big things...
On the small things front, we now have a door on the ensuite (albeit with no architrave yet). Some of the block work in the rear hall has been removed as Geoff wasn't happy it was up to scratch and one of the doors on the kids' room cupboard is on.
On the bigger front the worktops were ordered yesterday for (hopefully) friday delivery. These include 2 holes for popup-power sockets from Evoline and 7 of those little metal bars for hot pans. We will unfortunately have one join on the hob run, but since that is a 3.5m run and the end which will be joined is a 90cm corner unit I suppose that is not such a surprise. The island will be a single piece though - 2.6m x 90cm, a BIG slab of 'nero absoluto' granite....
Gary the sparky has finally phoned in - he had tonsilitis so not only coudl he not come, but i expect he couldn't speak to call us either..... perhaps someone needs to show him SMS :-) He has sworn blind he and a friend will be here this weekend so we should come back to a very different lounge on monday - worktops, appliances, sockets and switches. We have decided to delay the light fittings and flooring until there is no heavy work going on, but the vast majority of the fixtures will be in place.
On the bigger front the worktops were ordered yesterday for (hopefully) friday delivery. These include 2 holes for popup-power sockets from Evoline and 7 of those little metal bars for hot pans. We will unfortunately have one join on the hob run, but since that is a 3.5m run and the end which will be joined is a 90cm corner unit I suppose that is not such a surprise. The island will be a single piece though - 2.6m x 90cm, a BIG slab of 'nero absoluto' granite....
Gary the sparky has finally phoned in - he had tonsilitis so not only coudl he not come, but i expect he couldn't speak to call us either..... perhaps someone needs to show him SMS :-) He has sworn blind he and a friend will be here this weekend so we should come back to a very different lounge on monday - worktops, appliances, sockets and switches. We have decided to delay the light fittings and flooring until there is no heavy work going on, but the vast majority of the fixtures will be in place.
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Feb 12th update
Photos from 8th Feb
Doors! We have decided to put glazed doors on the kids room and the rear hall so we can see what the kids are up to and let even more light in at the back. We have put a solid door on the snug to keep it private - and a lock! And a solid door on the front hall to retain the surprise of entering the big room.
The hob is in albeit temporarily, and since the sparky neglected to appear this weekend, we can't really use it as there is no power. It can be lit with a match, but we're going to wait and use it properly. It is a Britannia hob with a Chef Top which is basically a thick lump of stainless steel that sits on top of the fish burner in the middle.
A better piccie of the sink with the tap in full view - full of clutter already....
The rear porch looks great. Just the glass for the door to go in - oh, and the roof to finish off,
The utility is further away than expected - the rear hall seems enormous now we've added the doorway and moved the door to the kitchen a bit.
Photos from 12th Feb.
Work has started on the utility. This used to be an outhouse which the previous owners joined to the house via the shoe room. It has a double thickness brick outside wall, but building regs require us to insulate it before we can knock through from the house and use it.
The guys took the previous poorly fixed plasterboard off and ripped out the old oil fired boiler. We are keeping the Belfast sink (but cleaning it up). We will also keep the vaulted ceiling.
Unfortunately we have a chimney box left over once we remove the wood burning stove. So we will just get that boxed in.
The guys got a bit enthusiastic taking out the windows - and removed some of the wall! But that has now been re-built.
It is actually quite a big room when it's empty! This is Jazic (apologies for the spelling).
We now have the right doors - the solid and glazed doors match.
Doors! We have decided to put glazed doors on the kids room and the rear hall so we can see what the kids are up to and let even more light in at the back. We have put a solid door on the snug to keep it private - and a lock! And a solid door on the front hall to retain the surprise of entering the big room.
The hob is in albeit temporarily, and since the sparky neglected to appear this weekend, we can't really use it as there is no power. It can be lit with a match, but we're going to wait and use it properly. It is a Britannia hob with a Chef Top which is basically a thick lump of stainless steel that sits on top of the fish burner in the middle.
A better piccie of the sink with the tap in full view - full of clutter already....
The rear porch looks great. Just the glass for the door to go in - oh, and the roof to finish off,
The utility is further away than expected - the rear hall seems enormous now we've added the doorway and moved the door to the kitchen a bit.
Photos from 12th Feb.
Work has started on the utility. This used to be an outhouse which the previous owners joined to the house via the shoe room. It has a double thickness brick outside wall, but building regs require us to insulate it before we can knock through from the house and use it.
The guys took the previous poorly fixed plasterboard off and ripped out the old oil fired boiler. We are keeping the Belfast sink (but cleaning it up). We will also keep the vaulted ceiling.
Unfortunately we have a chimney box left over once we remove the wood burning stove. So we will just get that boxed in.
The guys got a bit enthusiastic taking out the windows - and removed some of the wall! But that has now been re-built.
It is actually quite a big room when it's empty! This is Jazic (apologies for the spelling).
We now have the right doors - the solid and glazed doors match.
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
That sinking feeling....
The new drain for the utility. It used to half a 1 1/2 inch waste sunk underground running into a drain int he rear hall. Apparently, this is illegal - only 4in pipes can be underground, so we're getting another new drain laid.
The rear porch is coming on. Now they need to join the sloping roof of the old rear hall to the new flat section and install the box gutters etc.
The front hall on sunday night
and on monday night
We have stripped the stairwell wallpaper, and luckily the plaster is not that bad - just have to find a safe way of painting... time for a longer broom handle on the roller.
The kitchen..... here is the island run with temporary worktop and a gap for the dishwasher. You can see the sink at the end - not the usual installation, it woudl normally face into a corner with walls either side.
The whole kitchen. Top left are two 1000mm drawer units and a 600 drawer line cupboard, the drawer unit int he middle will have the hob on it. Then the corner unit before the run of tall units - oven, oven, larder with pull out wirework, fridge, broom cupboard, then a cupboard run to cover the UFH manifold.
The sink in place - a bit dusty! But you can see how big the main bowl is.
The tall unit run.
The sink complete with tap, soap dispenser and remote switch for the garbage disposal (an InSinkErator ISE65 - must be American with a name like that)
That ISE65 - didn't realise it was that big - good job it's a big cupboard. The clear plastic tube goes to the remote switch - it is an air switch.
Hopefully we'll have the hob in today and the rest of the units ready for the electrician to connect things by the weekend - maybe even a fridge!!!
The rear porch is coming on. Now they need to join the sloping roof of the old rear hall to the new flat section and install the box gutters etc.
The front hall on sunday night
and on monday night
We have stripped the stairwell wallpaper, and luckily the plaster is not that bad - just have to find a safe way of painting... time for a longer broom handle on the roller.
The kitchen..... here is the island run with temporary worktop and a gap for the dishwasher. You can see the sink at the end - not the usual installation, it woudl normally face into a corner with walls either side.
The whole kitchen. Top left are two 1000mm drawer units and a 600 drawer line cupboard, the drawer unit int he middle will have the hob on it. Then the corner unit before the run of tall units - oven, oven, larder with pull out wirework, fridge, broom cupboard, then a cupboard run to cover the UFH manifold.
The sink in place - a bit dusty! But you can see how big the main bowl is.
The tall unit run.
The sink complete with tap, soap dispenser and remote switch for the garbage disposal (an InSinkErator ISE65 - must be American with a name like that)
That ISE65 - didn't realise it was that big - good job it's a big cupboard. The clear plastic tube goes to the remote switch - it is an air switch.
Hopefully we'll have the hob in today and the rest of the units ready for the electrician to connect things by the weekend - maybe even a fridge!!!
Thursday, 31 January 2008
BbbbbIiiiiGggggg bath....
Well, it's here, and they got it upstairs!
It's 2000mm x 1250mm and it is now a Bath Room, not a bathroom! The big silver blob on the side is a combined overflow and filler, and you turn it to open/close the waste underneath:
The bath is an Airspa, so it's not a jacuzzi, it blows hot or cold air into the bath so there are no jets for little fingers or toes to poke, just watering can style rose holes on the bath base. Here is all the compressors and gubbins:
We have bought some tap heads to go with it but they look so small, we're putting them on the box surround, not on the bath itself, they are about 1 inch square:
It's 2000mm x 1250mm and it is now a Bath Room, not a bathroom! The big silver blob on the side is a combined overflow and filler, and you turn it to open/close the waste underneath:
The bath is an Airspa, so it's not a jacuzzi, it blows hot or cold air into the bath so there are no jets for little fingers or toes to poke, just watering can style rose holes on the bath base. Here is all the compressors and gubbins:
We have bought some tap heads to go with it but they look so small, we're putting them on the box surround, not on the bath itself, they are about 1 inch square:
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