New restoration project - what have I done!
Discussion
olly22n said:
Griff Boy said:
Trophy200 said:
As a novice to this scale of DIY myself may I ask how you fix the flooring down?
Just to add, mega-impressive work to date too.
Trophy200
It's a floating floor, so it's not fixed down at all. It sits ontop of the underlay and has an expansion gap all way round the outside.Just to add, mega-impressive work to date too.
Trophy200
Cheers for the comments.
Johnniem said:
Griff, I have exactly that granite in my kitchen. It really looks great and it's kind when you want to put hot stuff on it (it doens't leave white stains for ever!). I have a table next to the kitchen made of that granite. It seats 12 comfortably and I can tell you that 10- people to move it is about right. When we moved into the house my wife said 'perhaps we could move the table across by about 1 foot' (she missed decimalisation as she skipped that lesson!). Haha!! When I suggested that if she wanted it moved she might like to take the cost out of her kids wedding fund, she rescinded and thought better of it! It is a great table though!
Great thread and in total awe of you doing so much yourself. Great news on the business front but not so much on the missed family holiday.
Orrabest.
Cheers for that, I've seen the whole slab in the factory and it looks great, so fingers crossed! Great thread and in total awe of you doing so much yourself. Great news on the business front but not so much on the missed family holiday.
Orrabest.
The fabricators guess that the slab weighs about 600kg....
Managed to get another day at the house today, stupidly decided it would be a good idea to spend the day on my knees doing the floor.... Well, finally after an 8 hour stint, managed to get the lounge finished!
Of course, after doing a 50m2 floor, I now can't stand upright, both knees are a funny purple colour, and pills have been taken... As the guy from Lethal Weapon says, "I'm getting too old for this s@&t!)
Some pictures of the floor:
Next job, carry it through to the kitchen, as the granites getting fitted next Tuesday, I need to get the floor done before then, better get the hot tub going!
Of course, after doing a 50m2 floor, I now can't stand upright, both knees are a funny purple colour, and pills have been taken... As the guy from Lethal Weapon says, "I'm getting too old for this s@&t!)
Some pictures of the floor:
Next job, carry it through to the kitchen, as the granites getting fitted next Tuesday, I need to get the floor done before then, better get the hot tub going!
richtea78 said:
What's the hole in the middle of the floor for?
I think most of my house would fit in that one room!
Ha ha, looks bigger on pictures. It's 7.2 x 7.3m excluding window bays, in real lifeI think most of my house would fit in that one room!
The holes are for floor are sockets, 1 x 5amp lighting circuit and a normal 13amp socket. There's going to be a sofa there with table behind it, and the whole room has been wired for a separate lighting circuit, so will be putting a lamp on the table behind the sofa, hence the socket in the floor. Also handy for charging things whilst sitting on the sofa, as the walls 3-4m away. Lazy I know, but heyho!
Craikeybaby said:
Great job there - that is a lot of flooring!
Probably teaching a grandmother to suck eggs here, but have you got some knee pad trousers? They make that sort of job much comfier.
Yep, a nice few pairs of snickers with built in knee pads, but being the stereotypic powerfully built, goateed company director I'm built more for power and lifting than up and down on my knees all the time, also broke my right knee playing rugby years ago, and it still affects me now. But your right, the built in knee pads do make a huge difference! Probably teaching a grandmother to suck eggs here, but have you got some knee pad trousers? They make that sort of job much comfier.
Depressing thing is that I've still got another 140m2 to go!
Incredible & inspirational.
I'm currently looking at an old house thats in need of rescue, in terms of size its 249 sq metres. I'm just weighing up the pro's & con's of it.
Sash windows all 27 of them require overhaul, electrics, plumbing, damp, woodworm .... Your thread gives me the "can" do attitude.
Excellent work
I'm currently looking at an old house thats in need of rescue, in terms of size its 249 sq metres. I'm just weighing up the pro's & con's of it.
Sash windows all 27 of them require overhaul, electrics, plumbing, damp, woodworm .... Your thread gives me the "can" do attitude.
Excellent work
RRLover said:
Incredible & inspirational.
I'm currently looking at an old house thats in need of rescue, in terms of size its 249 sq metres. I'm just weighing up the pro's & con's of it.
Sash windows all 27 of them require overhaul, electrics, plumbing, damp, woodworm .... Your thread gives me the "can" do attitude.
Excellent work
Good luck with it mate, and that's not sarcasm! I'm currently looking at an old house thats in need of rescue, in terms of size its 249 sq metres. I'm just weighing up the pro's & con's of it.
Sash windows all 27 of them require overhaul, electrics, plumbing, damp, woodworm .... Your thread gives me the "can" do attitude.
Excellent work
It's immensely satisfying, and financially rewarding, but please don't underestimate the sheer volume and amount of hard labour they take to do. It's either a "get someone in to do it" or just get on and learn yourself, research, ask, watch and then do it! I spent a lot of time planning the refurb, putting together spreadsheets of costs and work specifications. Never underestimate the cost of the "little things" such as new blades for a multi tool, levels, hand tools, the list goes on and on.
I've had 2 days off since dec 2014, where I haven't been at the house or at work, it's a hard commitment, and I'm really lucky that my wife is a real hands on person too, no moans about broken nails, no whining (well not a lot...:-)) and this has made a huge difference to the psychological aspect of the work, it's much better to work with someone that by yourself!
Basically go for it, but you'll have to work for it! The financial rewards are good though, I've recently had the house revalued, and it's almost tripled in value since I bought it, definitely helps make it all worth while!
westberks said:
Griff, great job and top marks for the overall planning.
Having done these without spending enough time just getting stuff planned properly I can vouch for the fact you end up spending more and getting stung if you don't do your homework first.
Loving the finish and detailing too
Cheers mate, I spent ages trying to get it right, but I'm still off in certain areas, mainly the cost of the "little" things. Like for instance, I've just got the materials for refurbishing the windows, the following:Having done these without spending enough time just getting stuff planned properly I can vouch for the fact you end up spending more and getting stung if you don't do your homework first.
Loving the finish and detailing too
76 chrome plated brass ring pulls,
38 chrome plated brass hooks
200m 8mm sash cord
38 locking window latches
76 parting beads with integral brushes
6 tins of exterior undercoat
6 tins of weather shield exterior white gloss
Sandpaper
Wood filler
Total for that lot? Best part of a grand!
More floor work been done! Had some help from a joiner mate, as my backs still in the "is it, isn't it" camp and I'm worried it'll completely go if I push too much! So I did the dado rails and patching in the main first floor hallway, good job to do as needed to be done, but all at waist height! Bonus!
Sparkys in today. Managed to get about 75% of the sockets in, ceiling roses and started on the fire alarm system as well, back again on Tuesday to carry on with the second fix work.
Sparkys in today. Managed to get about 75% of the sockets in, ceiling roses and started on the fire alarm system as well, back again on Tuesday to carry on with the second fix work.
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