Downstairs Cloakroom

Downstairs Cloakroom, originally uploaded by Frickley.

The downstairs bathroom is coming on well. The carpenter has fitted the door from an old built-in cupboard from upstairs.

The roof is nearly finished too!

We have heating!

Upstairs Hallway, originally uploaded by Frickley.

Our trusty plumber, Clive, installed a new central heating system this week so we can finally start trying to dry the place out.

We're a bit dissapointed that the roofers didn't finish this week, because there has been enough dry weather for them. It turns out that they have another job on the go. I'll be able to keep a closer eye on things this coming week as I've got a week off before I start my new job.

The carpenter has removed the old loft hatch, under stairs cupboard and put some plaster board on the stud partitions in the lounge and main bedroom.

We are praying that my house finally exhchanges on Monday. We can't order the kitchen until it does, which is going to hold our move up for even longer, not to mention that fact of 3 mortgages to pay!

We have a new friend as you you will see from the photo's! One of our neighbours has a lovely black cat which has no quarms about wandering in. Fran has fallen in love with it, despite having always said she's more of a dog person! Maybe I should get her a kitten for valentine's day...? :-)

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Front of House

Front of House, originally uploaded by Frickley.

This week the scaffolding went up and the roofers started fixing our leaky roof :-) The carpenter has also removed the built in cupboard from the main bedroom, fitted new skirting, started the partition wall between the "Gok Wan" room and the "Sky Sports" room! (Fran's and my lounge respectively).

Partition wall between..., originally uploaded by Frickley.

Collapsed Kitchen Ceiling

Collapsed Kitchen Ceiling, originally uploaded by Frickley.

Fran phoned me at work on Friday to tell me that the kitchen ceiling was falling down! I could actually hear it hitting the floor in the background. Very worrying!

Fortunately our team were on the case pretty quickly and it's now pretty much fixed, aside from the coving which will be tricker to replace as its an original feature.

Our New House!

Rotten Conservatory Floor, originally uploaded by Frickley.

We bought our new house in December 2007 after a long and protracted buying process. As you can see from the photo it needs quite a bit of work!

The house had been unoccupied for 3 years and in that time it had sprung a few leaks... The photo you can see is of the conservatory floor which was completely rotten (including the joists in the floor).

The plan is to move in by the end of March...

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