Things are moving rapidly now that the heavy woodwork is finished. Today saw the walls primed with acrylic primer and the ceiling finished with 2 coats of matt white. Due to the water evaporating off the wet surfaces, the humidity went off the scale, I had to have the door … Continue reading…
The room looks much better with the doors in place, feels a lot warmer too. The last one is waiting for some hinges to arrive. All the screw-heads and gaps are now filled and the first half of the room is sanded and ready to prime.
Got the last wall finished – insulated and lined today, apart from a door to fit and some small finishing trim round the door frames and windows it’s all done now. Looks totally different and with the double doors fitted (picture to follow) the temperature jumped up a couple of … Continue reading…
Got started on the last wall today, pretty much a free-standing stud wall as there is not much behind to fix off of. It has a single door on the left and two doors on the right. The double doors will be fixed shut as it is doubtful they will … Continue reading…
Managed to get the end wall finished and the window wall almost done today. The new windows are on the way so these wooden ones will be gone soon, the frames are both rotten and due for replacement anyway. The last wall needs a bit of thought, it needs two … Continue reading…
Got going on the wall lining today, I was glad to see my idea of backing strips to support the filler panels worked 100% and kept the faces all nice and level… It gave a very good joint between the two main panels, a little filler and it will look … Continue reading…