Wall almost finished

The sun shining on the sparkling white Rockwool wall - its almost finished....

And the windows are free from the tarpaulin, daylight at last (don't look, I know they need cleaning, but not until all the work is finished).

Sealing the gaps between the panels

we have mostly been..........

sealing the gaps between the panels 

gap filled between render panel and bricks, between render panel and door frame
and gap not filled  

equipment and tools
compriband, silicone and other bits and pieces needed

All panels now sealed.

Rockwall wall has now been primed and waiting for final coat on Friday (it is going to rain tomorrow says the local weather forecast)

before priming

after priming

Where does the time go to......

........well, it goes on painting floors, which are all done now.  Finished the kitchen floor before going away for a few days so that it had plenty of time to dry and harden.

all finished, washing machine and dishwasher levelled

Whilst away came across The Trident Pottery in Kings Cross selling these rather nice Indian rugs (we were looking for a ceramic butter dish!), so we have sunshine yellow in the hallway, and

 orange, red, cream and purple in the study area.

We also swapped the tables, putting the oval dining table into the study area, and the table that had had the computer on it into the kitchen as a temporary measure.

Here are the fillets for the spaces between the rendered panels - nice bits of oak, cut to specific sizes, cut by Howard. Hopefully we will start to insert them this afternoon. With silicon to hold them in place and then sealed with compriband.  Another job ticked off the list.

Howard is also making us a set of pigeon hole shelving to go over the sink and worktop in the kitchen, almost completed.  Then he will come and fit it and also fit the timber corners against the chimney/window, to finish off the sitting room.  Then curtain track up and I can start the mammoth job of making the curtains.  

Rockwall contractors REA are starting their work on Monday - only a year after they put up the insulation without any DPC and without sealing the joint between the metal and the render, so that it cracked and pulled away.  I am very happy about this, and this time it will be done properly.

So, we are getting on with the exterior as well as finishing off the interior.

More news later on the production of a sign for the house.

Painting the kitchen floor.........

Would have been much easier to have done this right at the start, but, we didn't know we would have to paint the floor.  Anyway, moved the fridge, cooker and the bits from either side of cooker and have just got the undercoat on.  Worked up a sweat during the hour it took.

Should be time to get a top coat on tonight and then another tomorrow morning.  Leave for 24 hours and put machines back, and then move out the washing machine and dishwasher, and all the undersink stuff that has accumulated.

And this is one of the two new spare beds that arrived yesterday.  So we can accommodate, in comfort, more of the family when they come to stay.  More pictures once we have space to unpack them.