chris_uk
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I bought another house, this time in a much better location.
This is the front and land.
Its the plot with the Trampoline in
View from the back (tree is coming out)
Inside. :
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view from landing
Garden
Car House
So work so far.
knocked down the chimney which was not used anymore and ripped the kitchen to pieces.
its going to be a long couple of years..
[Edited on 07-09-2015 by chris_uk]
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Brett
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That's a big trampoline 
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VegasPhil
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Smashing stuff.
Some people really should just be banned from DIY stores. Paint aisles inparticular.....
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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House day?
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chris_uk
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Good point.. Mods?
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chris_uk
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taylorboosh
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Nice
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VegasPhil
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Steel beam going in then?
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chris_uk
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Yep.
Should be here tuesday and we can get that in then i can start laying all the internet cables etc then plaster it all back up.
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chris_uk
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Wall is completely out now, needs dressing up a little but mothing major.
Just ordered miles of network cable, wall boxes, hdmi leads, splitters etc so all that can be routed into the walls before plastering starts.
Been looking at kitchen ideas and we have decided on a shaker style with a 4k budget for the lot. So hopefully thats possible.
This is basically the look she wants.
Im going to pick up some paint so i can start painting the garage and garage floor..
Whats the best garage floor paint to get?
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Graham88
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Looks great
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chris_uk
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Little bit more progress.
Got 99% of the plaster off, got the 2 holes cut for the RSJ to go in, got all the tiles up aswell and i managed to get them out intact so im going to use them in the pantry we are making in the corner.
Finished all that at about 5, so after pops went home i started the garage.
Did some chopping and burning, the fire has been going from 9 when we started to 10 when i left. A lot of stuff has been burnt today
Im going to just do it in magnolia and a grey floor, for now.. If i decide to do the walls white, which i probably will its only going to take a coat.
Tomorrow we have to get all the adhesive from the tiles up and drop the ceiling. Then look at the water pipes and the eleccy wires.
[Edited on 24-08-2015 by chris_uk]
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chris_uk
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Today we managed to get the RSJ in and secured.
Some of the old pantry vents (pantry was removed by previous owner) needed bricking up.
Fireplace all bricked up
We decided to put the pantry back in, so this is the timber frame.
And her dad spent the day filling, sanding and painting.
And again, once everone went home i started on the garage. I've finally done the first coat and 1/2 in the second.
Looking at these pics now, i think its safe to say it really has to be white.
Started undercoating the wood windows to try prolong them a little longer
And then sat down and had a beer by the fire.
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Haimsey
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Good work, I enjoy threads like this.
I look forward to more updates 
Re: garage floor paint, there was a thread in house day on this.
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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chris_uk
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The mrs turned up with some grey so im going to have to use that lol.
Should look ok i hope.
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Marc
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Bricked up fireplace 
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chris_uk
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It was only an electric fire, we cant have a gas one because there isnt a flu.. So it didnt leave me much option, plus it was a horrible looking fire.
I think ill probably get one of those wall mounted eleccy fires when we do the living room.
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chris_uk
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Update on Progress so far.
Finished glossing the top of the door and windows (the original wood was so bad i did this to try save it)
shit pic because it was about 9:30 and thats the moon you can see.
Bright and early start this morning
All the new microbore heating pipe has been run and clipped into place (what a fucking pain that was, the gobbo was harder than the bricks! lol
i had a go at plumbing (never really done it before)
Put another brace on for the plaster board
tidier pipework for the water
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chris_uk
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Next Day
Painted the garage white as it looked wrong in magnolia
Started on the floor
Decided the move the radiator to under the window.
All the cables are in for the internet and HDMI so i can put a film on the computer and watch it downstairs if i ever felt the need.
Undercoated the new firedoor (had to be put in by sellers as its now regulation)
Bedroom
Old 3rd bedroom but now box room to the loft
stairs to loft
oops, didnt take pic of the loft.. i will get some tomorrow once its all ready.
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Graham88
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Fast progress! Garage looks wicked painted
Why don't you just dot and dab the plasterboard instead of losing spacing putting joists in? Because of the pipe work?
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chris_uk
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Its only on that 1 wall.
The other walls are going to be dot & dabbed.
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Ben G
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Had to laugh at magnolia in the garage Only white works, especially with the lighting. Maoes such a difference
Great work. Love that view out the back.
I bet your neighbours have had enough of you making all that noise!
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chris_uk
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Its my cousin who lives next door so hes usually out helping. 
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chris_uk
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Went to Wickes this morning to pick up some angle bead for the platstering.
then we cracked on and got as much as we could boarded up, we have about 2 more boards to put up, plus some small bits and pieces but it was 10:45pm so we decided to call it a day.
Charlotte started unboxing clothes into the new wardrobe (too much space, not enough clothes lol)
Finished up boarding the space left by the old chimney
And finally we have a sofa in my man cave
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MatthewR
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Awesome stuff. Man cave is SO cool!
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