Friday 9th of February 2018.
BEFORE
AFTER
I am very pleased to say that after months of hard work the renovation of the front of Barry's house is complete.
I am very pleased with the result - it might just be the best looking house on the street ?
The list of work completed -
New gutter brackets and gutter sealed up properly.
New gutter on the porch roof.
All the window locks repaired.
New porch roof.
New timber cladding.
Porch roof flashing replaced and done properly.
New PVC cladding between the upstairs windows.
New PVC sills under the cladding.
Rendering repaired ( Barry )
Masonry repainted ( Barry )
Fascia boards re-painted.
A lot of work - to say that I only signed up to fit a boiler !!
The last job for me on the outside is to replace the rotten sills between the upstairs windows at the back - ( next week ).
Other jobs completed here in the last 12 months -
Before After !
Replaced a back boiler heating system with a new combi boiler and smartened up the airing cupboard a bit !
All the heating system flushed out - a magnetic filter installed - new thermostatic valves on every radiator.
All the loft tanks removed and made good.
Heating loop refill valve + instructions made accessible.
New thermostatic shower in bathroom fitted / electric shower removed and made good.
New drain from boiler in heat proof solvent weld pipework + all new drain plumbing in the bathroom + new brass bath and basin wastes.
New toilet and basin - all new plumbing and waste - new towel rail radiator + vinyl flooring taken an inch up the wall all round ( as in Denmark ).
Bath re-sealed with CT1 ( good stuff ) and new seal to shower screen + reset hinge.
All the tiles with cracks or redundant fixing holes replaced.
A tiled box made to space the toilet from the wall to miss a floor joist with the waste pipe.
Boxing in done with PVC foam board and made removable.
Plus window reveal clad in PVC board - all silicone sealant scraped off (everywhere ) - plaster filled.
All upstairs door frames repaired with inserted hardwood sections where the hinges were ( shot)
Four new doors fitted.
All the gas pipework in the house upgraded and replaced.
New gas hob in the kitchen with flame failure.
Reclaimed kitchen cleaned / made to fit and installed.
Shelves in the kitchen.
Missing and broken tiles sorted.
Disgusting kitchen plumbing and electrics sorted.
Horrible cooker wiring replaced / re-tiled + under cupboard LED lights made and fitted.
Cat flap through the wall removed / made good / tiled and new skirting + new radiator.
Air brick installed - water supply / power and vent installed for tumble drier.
Water to outside tap made good ( hose pipe originally ) !!!
Base units and washing machine installed with an extra small cupboard in the corner.
Cooker hood vent piped up under the bedroom floor and vented to the outside.
Laminate floor laid in lounge and fireplace installed ready for gas fire renovation.
Badly twisted lounge door renovated by adding hardwood stiffening to the top edge - re-glazed one panel and made to fit.
Original hall floor Laminate removed and re-laid in the porch - new laminate floor laid through from the lounge to the front door - new skirting.
Hall wall damp plaster under the radiator chopped out and replaced with sand and cement.
Hall radiator re-plumbed with pipes sleeved with PVC through the wall.
Plywood door made up for cloakroom under the stairs.
Existing Bi fold doors to kitchen renovated and rehung properly with a new kit.
Front door renovated ( joint opened up ) filled and painted.
Hall - stairs and landing walls stripped of paper - plastered where needed - filled and sanded multiple times until good enough to paint. ( took weeks ).
Completely re-decorated right through the house with Jackie's help.
Really nasty crack in the main bedroom chopped out - PVA glued - filled with sand and cement - plastered and sanded - Gone !!
Unsightly strip of wood removed from main bedroom window - plastered - filled and sanded.
Laminate floor laid to all three bedrooms and landing.
Aluminium trim fitted to the top stair tread.
There has also been lots of little jobs - light fittings - sockets sorting out - roller blinds plus hours and hours of cleaning / hoovering + 25 trips to the tip in my poor little car !!
I have really enjoyed the whole job and am quite proud of the result.
The jobs outstanding now are minor - should be wrapped up an about a week.
Its been a busy year !!
Mike.
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