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Default Bungalow update

Well - having painted the first coat of white on the walls I plastered, I
must say that they seemed to have turned out OK.

They will turn blue tomorrow (final coats of colour) so that will be the
acid test.

SWMBO cleaned most of the building site today so it's reasonable child
friendly as the sprogs will be in next week with me (summer holidays).

Project running behind schedule (oh what a surprise). We'll probably have no
kitchen. I'll be happy if we have a bathroom, 2 bedrooms and hot water.

At least the building is dry

Kitchen floor would be a real bonus as then I could move loads of stuff in
and still fit units and wall tile around that. Still have to level the
floor first, but the scabbling is done.

Bay window roofs are celotexed, pending some PU can foam to lock and seal
and a bit of plasterboard to complete the ceiling.

SWMBO's taking it well - I'm blessed with still having my nuts...

None of this is unexpected. Nothing ever goes according to plan...

Got a wood floor to stick down over the next 3 days (1 day marmox, 2 days
Kahrs clicky flooring).

Then backboxes and conduit and repair coving + 2 door frames then the
plasterercan get started.

12 weeks in total to do that, install a bathroom with cold water, build a
heatbank running on emergency electrical backup and supply hot water.

And move house...

Interesting times as the Arabs would say...