The tiling has started in the kitchen now.
The girls and I shifted furniture using skateboards.
The builders had to angle grind the floor down in sections.
You could write your name and draw pictures in the dust this created.
Putting tarps over stuff was pretty useless, I found the dust still got in,
I ended up washing everything anyway.
When they tile the left hand side, I'll be without a kitchen.
One day to lay the tiles, one to grout them and maybe one to put the kitchen back together.
Lots of BBQ chook and salad from the Foodland coming up I think.
Yes, I'm still without a shower.
Once the old tiles came off a problem was found with water leaking.
That meant building up the wall to smooth it out and sealing the wall with some plastic that is painted on in two layers, each layer needed to dry.
The old floor drain had also been leaking so had to be replaced.
Turns out all the mold issues I had in the old bathroom were not just my slack housekeeping skills.
We also ran out of the floor tiles, as I decided to tile up the steps with the floor tiles and we no longer had enough. That means an extra couple of days. One for finishing the tiling and another for grouting.
We couldn't use the existing plumbing either as it was too old for the new fittings.
All new plumbing needed to go in.
It's been a long slow process.
Renovating old houses is, due to everything not being stock standard and having to be cut to size.
Walls and floors aren't straight, nor square.
There is a lot of fiddling and maths to get everything to fit together.
There is a lot of fiddling and maths to get everything to fit together.
I know many builders don't like to work this way, they like to knock it down and start again.
If we had gone that way it would of cost us more and we would of had to move out for 3 months.
Who would like to rent to a family with 7 kids?
Especially my mob who love drawing on walls and spilling food at every opportunity.
The builders are saying the end is near.
I won't get my hopes up yet.
I don't believe Pete until he has booked a ticket home.
"ll wait until the builders are packing up before I get too excited!
7 comments:
Looks good tracy will have to come for a sneak peak when it is done.
Oh it is exciting. I know what you mean about walls in old houses- we have curve and slants. Bless their character!
It will all be worth it in the end. It is looking good Tracy. Libby
Tracy, I know I keep saying this, but it will be worth it in the end!
I completely relate to the knock down rebuild aspect. We knew that moving out would add to the cost, plus building a new house and fitting it out would have cost us heaps more!
it is getting there Tracy, love the tiles.
It's looking great. You'll be like a dog with two tails when you're finished.
Spike
Looks great Tracy. I want to come and visit sometime when it is finished too.
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