The plasterers arrive early Monday morning and spend two days finishing the plastering. Filling holes, square setting the new modern part of the house and replacing cornice in the older part of the house. The mix of new and old has been carefully thought out so as to not jar or look out of place. problem is our cornice is so old, its original, 50 years and it can’t be purchased any more. So they do what they can and leave.
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The carpenters then return and start fixing off things. Skirting boards, door architraves, cabinetry. Getting everything in readiness for painting, installation of our painted doors, bench tops and splash back. Then our appliances.
A team of plasterers arrives on Wednesday to finish off our cornice. Chris has had some custom made, in a couple of days, not too bad. It is so fresh it is still wet when he arrives and it sits outside for an hour or two to properly dry. Once dry they go to work and finish if off.
As more and more of the underneath is covered we start to see real rooms emerge. Cornice looks finished, doors get added to our office cupboard and linen closet. Trims around doors and doorways are finished.
As things get finished, temporary walls come down and our cats and dog start exploring the area. There is a whole new world to explore!
Rubbish is removed and the site is generally cleaned is readiness for painters.
We meet with Chris and walk around the site finalising our paint colours as we really start to see what things will look like.
The house is losing its renovation look and emerging, ever so slowly, is the renovated look.
Nice and spacious