Upstairs bathroom begins
For about 9 years we’ve been living with a pretty horrible bathroom. It’s generally been clean and bearable but looking at fake wood panelling and tiles that are coming up
Downstairs bathroom fitout
It’s been a quite a few days since the last update and that was mainly because not much happened for three days. Today though was a huge day because some
Unveiling the feature wall
Finally got the glimpse of the feature wall I’ve been fretting over for what is essentially years. The history of this design is based on a bathroom I used when
The tiles are nearly all done
The tiles are nearly all in – except for the feature tiles in the shower and the grout. After some initial freak outs regarding colour and size, I’m happy with
Waterproofing done
Waterproofing in the downstairs bathroom is now done, but it doesn’t have as much coverage as I expected. I thought the whole room would have the gel, but it looks
Plastering the walls
It’s amazing how much a room changes once the plasterboard is up – it gives you the feeling that there isn’t far to go even though there is still tonnes
Big progress downstairs
Well in one week the stairs are now polished and complete, the speakers are wired and the walls are becoming plasterboarded. I had some last minute planning for the wiring
The stairs continue
I had no idea that stairs would take so long to put in, but I guess they are pretty tricky. Apparently it will end up being around 4-5 days work
The stairs begin
Well I thought I’d have a staircase by the end of today, but judging by the big gaping hole in my floor, I’m guessing the stairs weren’t delivered. It’s good
Renovations Resume
So after a few weeks break the builder is back with a vengance. This is how he left it, with the outside cladding all buttoned up: