Georgian House Renovation Up North - 5 Years and Counting
Discussion
SonicHedgeHog said:
I think you should build a two storey extension so that you can use that door.
In the back of my mind once all the other jobs are done, there's a nice balcony/morning coffee terrace going to be built there.
Never happen though, the other half always has another job for me
Not saying the above is nice just an example...
Lifting out the door made me realise there was an unnatural step up so I pulled back the carpet and found this.
These are most likely to be the old drawer fronts of mining survey maps for the surrounding areas. I've kept these for use somewhere later as it's a shame to have them hidden away.
As for the doorway. I knocked out a few bricks to get a decent recess and also to see how much of the block printed wallpaper on the side I could recover.
There was also the small matter of sorting the rest of the hallway now I'd got the artex scraped off.
Although I'd got the artex off the bottom, there was a random door frame that didn't need a door so we knocked off the plaster to get it out. Seems there was quite a bit of settlement at some point
It seemed appropriate to dot and dab a plasterboard over it and pretend I never saw a thing.
Stripping the boxing off above the window also revealed another beam and hats off to my plasterer for blending it in so well. There was just a small bit of boxing in I had to do to finish hiding it.
To make use of the height, we got a fairly large light chandelier jobbie. Trying to fit such a heavy light in a stupidly narrow hallway on a ladder that just about fitted on the triangular centre step was one thing but balancing up there for another hour, to put all the individual glass pieces on almost destroyed my poor quads.
We lost a few bits in the process but the guys at Ocean Lighting in Middlesbrough got us some spares free of charge - guessing it is a common problem.
Back where the door was, the plasterer boxed in around the beam and left me enough of a gap to fit a set of strip LEDs and run a wire under the step so I could create picture frame area.
We got the portrait of the house done as a bit of a treat and it filled the space nicely. It was done by a guy we'd seen do one for a place we'd been shopping at a lot and chatting to the owner he said he did commissions, so we got his number and agreed a price of about £500 for it.
It seems a lot but we intended to photograph and shrink it down to make the wedding invitations so it was semi-justifiable, plus it looks cool IMO
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These are most likely to be the old drawer fronts of mining survey maps for the surrounding areas. I've kept these for use somewhere later as it's a shame to have them hidden away.
As for the doorway. I knocked out a few bricks to get a decent recess and also to see how much of the block printed wallpaper on the side I could recover.
There was also the small matter of sorting the rest of the hallway now I'd got the artex scraped off.
Although I'd got the artex off the bottom, there was a random door frame that didn't need a door so we knocked off the plaster to get it out. Seems there was quite a bit of settlement at some point
It seemed appropriate to dot and dab a plasterboard over it and pretend I never saw a thing.
Stripping the boxing off above the window also revealed another beam and hats off to my plasterer for blending it in so well. There was just a small bit of boxing in I had to do to finish hiding it.
To make use of the height, we got a fairly large light chandelier jobbie. Trying to fit such a heavy light in a stupidly narrow hallway on a ladder that just about fitted on the triangular centre step was one thing but balancing up there for another hour, to put all the individual glass pieces on almost destroyed my poor quads.
We lost a few bits in the process but the guys at Ocean Lighting in Middlesbrough got us some spares free of charge - guessing it is a common problem.
Back where the door was, the plasterer boxed in around the beam and left me enough of a gap to fit a set of strip LEDs and run a wire under the step so I could create picture frame area.
We got the portrait of the house done as a bit of a treat and it filled the space nicely. It was done by a guy we'd seen do one for a place we'd been shopping at a lot and chatting to the owner he said he did commissions, so we got his number and agreed a price of about £500 for it.
It seems a lot but we intended to photograph and shrink it down to make the wedding invitations so it was semi-justifiable, plus it looks cool IMO
.stewjohnst said:
You should post that in this thread. They will have kittens http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Unlike me, the other half hates the cold and is a light sleeper so as winter rocked around, the front rooms with their single glazed sash windows were too noisy and cold for her so we decided we'd move to the 'winter bedroom'.
It had double glazing and the whole of the front house to block noise out. As ever, it did need a bit of work first.
Pink!
If you can ignore the swirl-tastic artex and the fact it probably looks the colour of the inside of one of Katie Price's Range Rovers, you might notice how low the ceiling is.
Having stripped the beams in the hallway, it was a no brainer to explore them in here too.
It had double glazing and the whole of the front house to block noise out. As ever, it did need a bit of work first.
Pink!
If you can ignore the swirl-tastic artex and the fact it probably looks the colour of the inside of one of Katie Price's Range Rovers, you might notice how low the ceiling is.
Having stripped the beams in the hallway, it was a no brainer to explore them in here too.
There was a boxed in section in the corner of the room and I couldn't figure out why, so yet again I poked about to see what I'd find. (Yes, I was one of those kids at school that couldn't resist picking their scabs all the time).
Itch...
...Scratched.
Turns out there was nothing to see here, except an enormous set of lead pipes.
I knew they weren't plumbed in but they did go up into the loft to this little beauty
Left to my own devices, I'd have had the ceiling down for the hell of it to explore. Sarah was the voice of reason and handed me the masking tape and brown paper to wrap it up so we could sleep in here over winter, once we'd toned down the pink with some budget grey paint.
Itch...
...Scratched.
Turns out there was nothing to see here, except an enormous set of lead pipes.
I knew they weren't plumbed in but they did go up into the loft to this little beauty
Left to my own devices, I'd have had the ceiling down for the hell of it to explore. Sarah was the voice of reason and handed me the masking tape and brown paper to wrap it up so we could sleep in here over winter, once we'd toned down the pink with some budget grey paint.
Is there a specific reason why (other than being tradionalistic a
holes) that the planning dept would ask for like for like on God awful lathe and lime plaster?
It gets covered over by paint or paper so why not just allow plasterboard?
Great thread by the way, enjoying the read a d place is looking great.
holes) that the planning dept would ask for like for like on God awful lathe and lime plaster?It gets covered over by paint or paper so why not just allow plasterboard?
Great thread by the way, enjoying the read a d place is looking great.
It was a bit dusty up there so another case of masking up and ripping it down.
You can see the honking great lead pipes that I ripped out. I have a video somewhere, it's not dissimilar to the door one posted earlier, lots of shaky camera work and with grunting noises not out of place in a b grade porno but I can't find it right now.
I was thinking it wouldn't look so bad when the missus got home and she'd be pleased, but then I kind of got carried away and took the rest of the roof out...
Her majesty was not impressed to find me looking a bit grimy on her return. What's more distressing for me is how the dust has made my hair look like somebody asked Lego to make a stick on hairdo that had the texture of a merkin.
You can see the honking great lead pipes that I ripped out. I have a video somewhere, it's not dissimilar to the door one posted earlier, lots of shaky camera work and with grunting noises not out of place in a b grade porno but I can't find it right now.
I was thinking it wouldn't look so bad when the missus got home and she'd be pleased, but then I kind of got carried away and took the rest of the roof out...
Her majesty was not impressed to find me looking a bit grimy on her return. What's more distressing for me is how the dust has made my hair look like somebody asked Lego to make a stick on hairdo that had the texture of a merkin.
When the dust had settled, we had a decent mix of newly discovered features and more problems to address.
Exquisite Peg construction Queen posts - Check, Non breathable membrane causing damp in the roof space - Check
Woodworm causes by the damp conditions on the base of the queen post - Yep
Bricked up fireplace - although to be fair, the tiled hearth kind of gave this one away beforehand
Anda better look at the old water tank - No way that was coming down for now.
Exquisite Peg construction Queen posts - Check, Non breathable membrane causing damp in the roof space - Check
Woodworm causes by the damp conditions on the base of the queen post - Yep
Bricked up fireplace - although to be fair, the tiled hearth kind of gave this one away beforehand
Anda better look at the old water tank - No way that was coming down for now.
carreauchompeur said:
Ferkin'ell. That might be worth a few bob in scrap lead though!
Op you might still actually have lead pipes from the mains to the house - the old mans place did so we had to dig up the front garden to the mains cut it all away. That said the house was full of lead pipework... stewjohnst said:
Her majesty was not impressed to find me looking a bit grimy on her return. What's more distressing for me is how the dust has made my hair look like somebody asked Lego to make a stick on hairdo that had the texture of a merkin.
Sorry to be harsh, but I'm not surprised she was alarmed. Reminded me of 
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