Well…THIS IS IT! My final update! I’ve learned to plumb, tile, saw, lay floors, build kitchens, drill walls, fit bathrooms, wire a home, mount plasterboard …
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Week 25: Grouting & Finishing Touches
The light at the end of the very long and unpredictable home-renovation tunnel is shining pretty bright! It’s been a week of finishing touches and …
Week 23 & 24: A Pipe Disaster
Just when I thought I was near the finish line, home ownership threw me my biggest challenge. I came home to a blocked communal pipe, …
Week 22: One Step Backwards
I don’t know about you, but we’re in Week Twenty-Two. We started with a giant leap backwards by lifting the floor to try and fix …
Week 20 & 21: Hot Water and Endless Flooring
Well… 2 weeks of updates in 1 and it’s hard to remember everything that’s happened! – I HAVE HOT WATER (Thanks Keith ) – The …
Week 19: Flooring and Unflooring
I took a week off work and I’m going back with bruises instead of a tan. But 7 loooong days means major progress (at the …
Week 18: Running Water
A short week for ‘Project Never Ending’ due to the Howieson’s weekend retreat (or escape, depending on how you look at it!) Nevertheless, we accomplished …
Week 17: Sink, Hob, Shower, oh my!
I can relate to new parents who can’t remember what they did with their time before having a baby… because I have 0 recollection of …
Week 15: Kitchen Worktops
This week, elements of my final design started appearing (which is great because my brain doesn’t do that artsy visualisation thing, so I can now …
Week 14: 2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back
It’s been a week of highs and lows, literally and figuratively. Highs; Climbing ladders to fit the extractor fan (Keith- not me!), installing lights in …