New restoration project - what have I done!
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Update time!
Works going well on the ground floor, so far all plastering work is done and all woodwork is painted ready for wall papering, which meant a trip to the wall paper supplier! Started off with 48 rolls (all they had in stock at the time) which is a paintable patterned paper to go from the dado rail to the cornice in all rooms, then going to use some nice proper paper under the dado level.
So far the halls papered with it, so is bedroom 6 and 7, just bedroom 5 to do now! Then paint then the lower gesture paper.
Bedroom 7 is coming on well, and starting to come together.
Also had some help doing the Windows, all of them needed completely removing, stripping to bare wood, reprinting, replacing sash cords and refurbishing the frames, also needed a lot of new parts fabricated up, missing trims, weight pocket covers, beads etc, so the workshop came in handy again! There was another 8 Windows done and refitted, looking great!
Oh, and the door factory is going again!
And how bedroom 7 looked before we stated work
Works going well on the ground floor, so far all plastering work is done and all woodwork is painted ready for wall papering, which meant a trip to the wall paper supplier! Started off with 48 rolls (all they had in stock at the time) which is a paintable patterned paper to go from the dado rail to the cornice in all rooms, then going to use some nice proper paper under the dado level.
So far the halls papered with it, so is bedroom 6 and 7, just bedroom 5 to do now! Then paint then the lower gesture paper.
Bedroom 7 is coming on well, and starting to come together.
Also had some help doing the Windows, all of them needed completely removing, stripping to bare wood, reprinting, replacing sash cords and refurbishing the frames, also needed a lot of new parts fabricated up, missing trims, weight pocket covers, beads etc, so the workshop came in handy again! There was another 8 Windows done and refitted, looking great!
Oh, and the door factory is going again!
And how bedroom 7 looked before we stated work
Griff Boy said:
Update!
Flooring went down in ensuite 6 and 7 today, decided to keep it simple, as the rooms are too small for fancy borders etc. Just went for a nice contrast colour to tie in with the wet wall colours.
I like the floor tiles - where did you get them? We are looking for something similar.Flooring went down in ensuite 6 and 7 today, decided to keep it simple, as the rooms are too small for fancy borders etc. Just went for a nice contrast colour to tie in with the wet wall colours.
Thanks,
Paul
Paul0568 said:
Griff Boy said:
Update!
Flooring went down in ensuite 6 and 7 today, decided to keep it simple, as the rooms are too small for fancy borders etc. Just went for a nice contrast colour to tie in with the wet wall colours.
I like the floor tiles - where did you get them? We are looking for something similar.Flooring went down in ensuite 6 and 7 today, decided to keep it simple, as the rooms are too small for fancy borders etc. Just went for a nice contrast colour to tie in with the wet wall colours.
Thanks,
Paul
The floor is Karndean knight tile range, T102 I think with a kp40 oak design strip.
Hadn't seen this until it was linked from the "help me fix my stairs" thread. Amazing stuff. Really feels like the building has been rescued. Ironic that the very people who enforce planning on the rest of us actively made such a pigs ear of it. Would be great to invite a few teachers from the school, and perhaps some of the children, to see what you've done.
miniman said:
Hadn't seen this until it was linked from the "help me fix my stairs" thread. Amazing stuff. Really feels like the building has been rescued. Ironic that the very people who enforce planning on the rest of us actively made such a pigs ear of it. Would be great to invite a few teachers from the school, and perhaps some of the children, to see what you've done.
Cheers mate! It's been a slog, but I like to think we've added a few more years to the old girls life expectancy!
Been working laying flooring today, managed to get almost 50m2 down, with some help from my wife and a mate!
Here's one room, looking almost finished!
Welshbeef said:
So who's going to have a guess at what it will be worth when finished?
Isn't it a 1000m squared building? Based in X county
Nah. Too crass, IMO.Isn't it a 1000m squared building? Based in X county
Griff's done a cracking job and worked his behind off in the process. We enjoyed the updates and he now has an amazing home to enjoy.
5potTurbo said:
Welshbeef said:
So who's going to have a guess at what it will be worth when finished?
Isn't it a 1000m squared building? Based in X county
Nah. Too crass, IMO.Isn't it a 1000m squared building? Based in X county
Griff's done a cracking job and worked his behind off in the process. We enjoyed the updates and he now has an amazing home to enjoy.
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