Monday, April 7, 2008

the demolition continues





So now all the walls and ceilings are ripped out and all the plaster was placed into a 12m3 mini-skip... which took up three-quarters of the skip! After loading the carpet there was a bit of room left over for some timber, but not everything! So a few trips to the dump still ahead.

Now there's more hard work ahead before we can re-sheet - insulation, re-wiring in total, moving a wall, removing a wall, buying the bathroom bits, getting the plasterer to measure up and us to buy all the hardware and materials. Fun times ahead!!



Sunday, March 30, 2008

Stripping is fun!





Rat in the Rafters?




Apparently the smallest person is chosen to go into the roof space... which just happens to be me, right?

Feet of destruction!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

at least the water still works!




an example of the old-style horsehair plaster method, used for securing the plaster to the hardwood frame

rooms stripped






carpets stripped; clean edge, architraves and skirting boards removed

kitchen destruction!






a sample of Grandpa Hillary's magnificent home electrics work... live wires, surprise!!

downstairs demolition!