1960's to now : our renovation
Discussion
croakey said:
Leicester Loyal said:
Just read this thread from start to finish, what a read!
The house is looking great, I bet you can't wait to finish it. Congratulation on the news regarding the little one, hopefully it's nearly all done by the time he/she arrives.
Best of luck!
Countdown is on...5 weeks and counting!The house is looking great, I bet you can't wait to finish it. Congratulation on the news regarding the little one, hopefully it's nearly all done by the time he/she arrives.
Best of luck!
Still ALOT to get finished - but realistic and not expecting it!
We looked at fitted wardrobes, but also ended up with the same Ikea ones as you, albeit not quite as snugly fitted.
croakey said:
Been looking at handrails again and now thinking it's either metal or wood...
I'm drawn towards metal as 1) it's different 2) it would match the handles/switches etc 3) they're cheaper.
Anyone fitted such a thing?
Good idea: But will it look a bit commercial / industrial? I'm drawn towards metal as 1) it's different 2) it would match the handles/switches etc 3) they're cheaper.
Anyone fitted such a thing?
Also could be cold to touch in the colder months.
SavanP said:
croakey said:
Been looking at handrails again and now thinking it's either metal or wood...
I'm drawn towards metal as 1) it's different 2) it would match the handles/switches etc 3) they're cheaper.
Anyone fitted such a thing?
Good idea: But will it look a bit commercial / industrial? I'm drawn towards metal as 1) it's different 2) it would match the handles/switches etc 3) they're cheaper.
Anyone fitted such a thing?
Also could be cold to touch in the colder months.
Might risk it, it's not a great expense if we change our minds in a few years!
As for an early arrival ... I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an on due date arrival lol
Beginning to look a lot more like a home now.
Stuck all of nest protects up earlier; then got bored and thought I'd put some lampshades up and then finally some pictures.
Living room / dining room is being started tomorrow. Also hoping to get the blinds up in our bedroom and the hallway
Then need to order the flooring! ... And handrails... And many other things!
Stuck all of nest protects up earlier; then got bored and thought I'd put some lampshades up and then finally some pictures.
Living room / dining room is being started tomorrow. Also hoping to get the blinds up in our bedroom and the hallway
Then need to order the flooring! ... And handrails... And many other things!
Seeing as I whinge about the quality of some stuff I figure I ought to say how good the blinds are.
Ordered from Blinds2go and the 4 I ordered came in less than 1 from a well known presidential candidates blind company. Also being a 60's build we have some BIG windows!
These are 50mm white wood effect venetians. Look like wood , well at the distance you would study a window blind but are guaranteed not to warp and are wipe clean (...ooh err!)
I also have some 65mm slat oak effect ones for the bedroom I might put up this afternoon.
Still undecided on hand rails!
Ordered from Blinds2go and the 4 I ordered came in less than 1 from a well known presidential candidates blind company. Also being a 60's build we have some BIG windows!
These are 50mm white wood effect venetians. Look like wood , well at the distance you would study a window blind but are guaranteed not to warp and are wipe clean (...ooh err!)
I also have some 65mm slat oak effect ones for the bedroom I might put up this afternoon.
Still undecided on hand rails!
We've got a decorator in atm and he's using valspar too.
It's amazing the rate they work at. 5hrs after arriving he'd painted the kitchen ceiling, walls in 2 different colours, 2 coats on the woodwork, and the windowcill. Although to be fair there are a few touch ups needed, but I think I'm probably more ocd than his regular customers, as the missus thought the finish was fine.
It's amazing the rate they work at. 5hrs after arriving he'd painted the kitchen ceiling, walls in 2 different colours, 2 coats on the woodwork, and the windowcill. Although to be fair there are a few touch ups needed, but I think I'm probably more ocd than his regular customers, as the missus thought the finish was fine.
skinnyman said:
We've got a decorator in atm and he's using valspar too.
It's amazing the rate they work at. 5hrs after arriving he'd painted the kitchen ceiling, walls in 2 different colours, 2 coats on the woodwork, and the windowcill. Although to be fair there are a few touch ups needed, but I think I'm probably more ocd than his regular customers, as the missus thought the finish was fine.
I have no idea how they get so much done so quickly I can only imagine it is years of practise and knowledge.It's amazing the rate they work at. 5hrs after arriving he'd painted the kitchen ceiling, walls in 2 different colours, 2 coats on the woodwork, and the windowcill. Although to be fair there are a few touch ups needed, but I think I'm probably more ocd than his regular customers, as the missus thought the finish was fine.
I can only dream of having a kitchen that large - looks like a great canvas to work from! Is it a diy-kitchens?
Got the other blinds up yesterday - as simple as the first. Cannot rate blinds2go highly enough.
This room just needs some final sorting and it's done. Looking for decorative curtains and picture frames etc to soften it all up.
Also decorator has cracked on with living room. The colour is odd, it's from a grey colour chart but has ALOT of blue in it. Hence it varies a lot depending on light.
The rather cliched plan was to make the room feel bigger by toning the walls to the sky. We have very large windows in this room and "big" sky at the rear of the house.
Time will tell if I can make it work!
... And wow my garden looks a mess from that angle, it really isn't!!!
cylon said:
Those wardrobes look nice.!!
Also ordered from blinds2go, so far been 9 days since order, still waiting for delivery for 3 blinds.!! Hope they are as good as you say..
Oddly enough I ordered 4 blinds in total and ended up getting a delivery split over 7 days.Also ordered from blinds2go, so far been 9 days since order, still waiting for delivery for 3 blinds.!! Hope they are as good as you say..
Either way they are cheap and quality.
Grabbed some photos to try and show the variance of this paint with different lighting levels. Remember this is ONE solid colour. I'm impressed with Valspar so far! Excuse the untidy room it was just dry when I took these!
Edited by croakey on Wednesday 28th September 14:18
A while since I've updated but with an impending baby I've been flat out with both work and the house.
But...
Hallway/landing is looking decent at last
Which left the living room/dining room to finish and some flooring....
The floors were somewhat unlevel with missing tiles and various gaps. So had to use levelling compound to form some kind of a level!
And onto the flooring - think I mentioned it was quikstep impressive, -and of the 6 oak they do this was the closest match to the doors.
Now flooring is a pig of a job but I tend to enjoy it and like to make sure all is spot on. There are no joins between rooms, all door frames are undercut and the transition between living room and hallway is equal each side.
... and then the day of pain came.
First I went to buy skirting board
Volvo died. (Suspected goosed alternator)
Then when I did get skirting I found it to be THE most annoying job. It is on, mitred and had the first layer of filling done. Decorator can sort the rest when he comes back for the last sweep through.
This was me at the end of the day knowing there was more skirting to do the next couple of days.
But parents down this weekend and some long days has got us near to finished.
Things to note:
- blinds are due this week
- pendants don't sit flush to ceiling so sparky can sort that when he comes this week
- logs to fill fire place aren't here yet (will have to do until I can afford a log burner)
A comparison...
Had to be creative to have the look we wanted and a usable tv.
It has 2m of cable behind so can be moved wherever it's needed - and then stowed away tidy.
But...
Hallway/landing is looking decent at last
Which left the living room/dining room to finish and some flooring....
The floors were somewhat unlevel with missing tiles and various gaps. So had to use levelling compound to form some kind of a level!
And onto the flooring - think I mentioned it was quikstep impressive, -and of the 6 oak they do this was the closest match to the doors.
Now flooring is a pig of a job but I tend to enjoy it and like to make sure all is spot on. There are no joins between rooms, all door frames are undercut and the transition between living room and hallway is equal each side.
... and then the day of pain came.
First I went to buy skirting board
Volvo died. (Suspected goosed alternator)
Then when I did get skirting I found it to be THE most annoying job. It is on, mitred and had the first layer of filling done. Decorator can sort the rest when he comes back for the last sweep through.
This was me at the end of the day knowing there was more skirting to do the next couple of days.
But parents down this weekend and some long days has got us near to finished.
Things to note:
- blinds are due this week
- pendants don't sit flush to ceiling so sparky can sort that when he comes this week
- logs to fill fire place aren't here yet (will have to do until I can afford a log burner)
A comparison...
Had to be creative to have the look we wanted and a usable tv.
It has 2m of cable behind so can be moved wherever it's needed - and then stowed away tidy.
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