March 2005 - May 2005
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16/03/05 Floor tiles in the lounge |  |
22/03/05 Kitchen furniture delivery arrives |
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Loads of it! |
| Stacked in the dining room |
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Starting to build the unit carcasses |
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Integrated fridge carcass |
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The layout takes shape |  |
Unit carcasses all in place ready to be fixed |
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29/03/05 Fixing oven housing .... |
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Adding wall units |
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Wall of units fixed with fridge and oven installed |
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07/04/05 Spiral staircase arrives |  |
Bonding the centre pole to the hall screed |
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Stair landing |
| American oak stair treads |
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Assembling treads |
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Sliding the bottom tread onto the pole |
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Second tread joins the first |  |
Treads are arranged around the pole |
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Waiting for the handrail to be assembled |
| Landing with balustrade |
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Handrail is added |
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From the top |
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Cloakroom furniture (the doors will be white - the green is protective film!) | 
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Guest bathroom furniture |
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Shower bath |
| The first consumer unit is installed |
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Circuits completed |
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Tails connect the power |
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Second unit installed | 
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Utility room units being installed |
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Wardrobes in bedroom 2 |
| 25/04/05 Doors and appliances added to carcasses |
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Area which will have the sink, hob and dishwasher |
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Oak steps from the dining room to the lounge |
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03/05/05 Guest bath waste & overflow attached |
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Framing for bath in master bath being constructed |
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Guest bath in place |
| Wardrobes in bedroom 3 |
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Wardrobes in bedroom 2 - Ikea Pax have been cut down to fit |
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Platform spanning joists to spread the weight of the tank over 2 joists |
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Kitchen cupboard lights added |
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Lounge/dining steps oiled ¿ |
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09/05/05 Framing for the master bath |
| Water resistant MDF added for side/end panels |
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... and to the top frame |
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The top is tiled ... |
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... and the bath is now ready for the bath to be inserted once the plumber has completed pipework to the shower ¿ |
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16/05/05 Staircase taken apart to install new tread supports |
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Max can't believe we'll ever move in so he's getting ready for cardboard city! |
| Installing wardrobe carcasses in the master bedroom |
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At this point we discovered a large gap between carcass and wall, so they were uncoupled and we started again! |
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But eventually we got them right .... |
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... and now we just have to add the doors |
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The bath has been put in place ... |
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... ready for the plumber to add pipework. ¿ |
© Ann & Rod Smeaton 2004