We're still doing at least one run a day over the bridge to collect post and drop off a car-load of boxes, the pile in the sitting room is growing. Last nights trip involved an involuntry break in the unloading for an unexpected downpour, so we put the kettle on (that was in the first run over) and found ourselves picking at spot of loose wallpaper. Well, you know how these thing end up, within 10minutes we'd partially stripped the entire dining room.
Behind a false panel alongside the chimneybreast I found the incoming water stopcock, along with the piping for the coalfire, and a chronological history of the decor of the place, I suspect all the way back to the late 60's. We've got reds, blues, patterned, plain, woodchip and foam textures. I think after all this removal the diningroom will be significantly bigger - I hope it doesn't skew the calculations the gas fitter did for the room volumes..
Another thing we've noticed is there is a different artex pattern in each room of the house. It seems almost a shame to pull it all down, but it's cracked and theres evidence of leaking over the kitchen.
The weekend will see paperstripping in earnest, carpets coming up downstairs, and more serious destruction as the ceilings come down in the back of the house. I'm going to get a rotary disc chaser for cutting out the wire-ways in the walls, these are neat and fast, but produce a ton of dust, so I'll try and get hold of a henry-hoover from work (rather than trash the dyson).
The kitchen units have been ordered and paid for (did I mention that?) and last night we also ordered the fridge-freezer and washing machine. I'm dubious about this as I've a feeling we'll have to install the washing machine in the bathroom whilst the kitchen is getting the 'treatment' The fridge-freezer will go in the conservatory, which is, like the bathroom, largely escaping unscathed.
Another thing we've noticed is there is a different artex pattern in each room of the house. It seems almost a shame to pull it all down, but it's cracked and theres evidence of leaking over the kitchen.
The weekend will see paperstripping in earnest, carpets coming up downstairs, and more serious destruction as the ceilings come down in the back of the house. I'm going to get a rotary disc chaser for cutting out the wire-ways in the walls, these are neat and fast, but produce a ton of dust, so I'll try and get hold of a henry-hoover from work (rather than trash the dyson).
The kitchen units have been ordered and paid for (did I mention that?) and last night we also ordered the fridge-freezer and washing machine. I'm dubious about this as I've a feeling we'll have to install the washing machine in the bathroom whilst the kitchen is getting the 'treatment' The fridge-freezer will go in the conservatory, which is, like the bathroom, largely escaping unscathed.
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