Neph’s new house…
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In order to rescue the project I’ve taken responsibility for putting right some fuck ups so our trusted contractors could focus on other stuff. This included taking up 15m2 of floor that someone had tried to level out by using levelling cement on top of the old flooring. There are so many things wrong with that I don’t know where start.
When the wall supporting the area was finished I took up the old flooring (now covered in a 4cm layer of cement), adjusted the level of the beams and installed the floor again. It was a long shit job to do alone, but it went well…
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Looks fantastic! Sorry for all the headaches leading up to it
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@Appfaff @Giles thanks gents. It’s coming along so I’m just trying to take it easy, keep my head down and make a little progress each day.
I have a little side project which entails pimping Ikea furniture into a permanent installation that doesn’t look like it consists of Ikea furniture [emoji1] Strangely it is keeping me sane.
I find that treating myself now and again helps too
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Treats works equally well On adults as they do children and small animals
Well played R…
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Sorry to hear about those troubles with the contracting @neph93 but I’m very impressed with your resourcefulness and grit to pull it all together and end up with such a fine looking end product. That flooring and the bathroom look very nice buddy.
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@neph93 I was wondering why there hadn't been many updates recently. I'm sure that one of the immutable laws of the universe is that any major building project comes with equally major difficulties. (I recall a review of Grand Designs, in which the journalist commented that the participants would always have crazy problems, such as having salmon as vermin in their house!)
Glad it's coming together.
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Looking great @neph93!! Way to push through the B.S. hopefully it's all behind you now Sir!!
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Thanks gents! It has been a struggle. Lots still to come too, but it will all be easier when we are moved in. Late summer/early autumn will see new windows and external doors put in and the entire house will get new weatherboards. All of that has to be done so that it meets the standards for historic authenticity [emoji1]
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sorry to hear about that –-- incompetence is a killer
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Really dig it man. I am struggling to picture you ranting and raving at contractors (being the consummate gentleman here on the forum) but then again I’ve never gone through renovation Hell. And I hope you and Hot Ingrid let em have it when they screw up.
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Really dig it man. I am struggling to picture you ranting and raving at contractors…
Thank you sir. I tend not to rant and rave at them, but when I’m livid I will use very stong language in a very calm tone of voice. They get very quiet.
Anyway, things are progressing again which is nice. We are getting stuff moved in and set up.
Temporary TV solution for the entertainment of the kids, while we wait for out new TV to arrive…
Hot Ingrids lamps are installed and out new dining table is in.
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damn. those dining table lamps are a thing of beauty!!
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damn. those dining table lamps are a thing of beauty!!
Hot Ingrid does love her Danish designed lamp fixtures.
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Catching up on this thread — haven’t checked it in a long time and despite all the woes you’ve run into, it looks absolutely fantastic now! Last time I looked, it much more resembled rubble
Btw @neph93 I love the Shazams! What’s that chain? Not a GAH Frisco, is it? Looks heftier (and amazing).
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Looks great R!
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