... then the insulation

Myles the Magnificent attacked the insulation with enthusiasm and virtually completed it single-handedly... or was it that he wanted to save the really itchy stuff for Drew to finish off at the end?? Hmm... not so silly, huh Myles!

finishing the wiring...

of course, though, you need the right tools (not officially sponsored by Makita) and the right people... many thanks to John the Data Guru and James the Gifted for their time and expertise in making sure it all is correct!

2.5km of cable was it?

lighting and power and feeds, oh my!

um... could we have fit more bits through the switch plate?
In the background is the new sliding door to the bathroom.
The electrical wiring is well underway now. Progress! yay!

ah, the power!

Drew's area of expertise finally gets utilised and underway! A good start on laying the cables for lighting and power and all the other tricky bits that go with electrical work. Drew was happy to finally get rid of the last vestiges of home handyman Hilary with his dodgy electrical work!

Drew time!

Moving the bathtub and holding up the laminated beam really took it out of Drew. Ahhhh... time for a Kilkenny or two!

The beam now supports the extra opening we cut out between the kitchen and the dining/living room area. More open and more inviting. Much better!

terrazzo gone... bath gone!

A lot of hard work by Drew to break up the terrazzo and concrete (with chicken wire)... blood and sweat, but no tears!

And then the bath... the heavy cast iron bath... had to be dragged out of there (but not by me!)

Whew!

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!!