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Utility room

  • Stripped out bath, sink and tiles (note the carpet) …
  • … and found this …
  • … and this 🙁
  • Started to add new wiring
  • Found a wasp nest in the vent!
  • New wiring ducts in
  • Reorganisation of plumbing and chasing of pipes in progress
  • New plumbing in. Started to take the bitumen/screed floor layer up
  • Was hard work
  • Original 1920s terracotta tiles?
  • Hmm – definitely original 1920s terracotta tiles
  • We can do something with this
  • Fill in plastering
  • Something’s hot
  • Kitchen filled with smoke !!! Flames from the left… 🙁 🙁
    Due to panic failed to photograph flames
  • Source – failed toaster.
    Due to panic failed to capture central lava glow of rescued toast
  • Floor scrubbing in progress
  • Scrubbing final layer of bitumen off
  • And after the scrub, bleach.
    Lots of bleach.
    ‘Have you murdered someone?’ asked the local corner store guy.
  • That bleach will be coming back up for the next 2 years
  • Final plaster layer
  • New radiator goes here.
    We will now actually have one warm room in the house.
  • Gloss painting done
  • Figuring out …
  • ,,, the cupboards
  • Cupboards mostly built
  • Plumbing lagged
  • Sink and fittings arrived
  • These were DIFFICULT to fit.
  • Worktop in
  • Cupboards in
  • Sink in
  • Just got to choose the tiles – didn’t go for these in the end
  • Lights in.
    Nearly there – just the tiling.
    Check out the restored original 1920’s drying rack <3
  • Finished

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