Amazing week of progress on the Howieson construction site. Mostly thanks to my incredible parents who spent their Friday installing beautiful radiators {still questioning why they’re required because my flat is a heat retaining inferno}. My electrician apprenticeship has now covered wiring sockets and my main task of the week was my two least favourite…… Continue reading Week 13: Radiators and Wiring
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Week 12: The Kitchen Is Forming
A week of more pipes, more cables and more Ikea units. Had some help from the little bro who smashed out the walls for the sockets that my wee arms couldn’t handle. Uncle Ken and Mum are the dream team of fitting and levelling kitchen rails and Dad is racing against the clock to get…… Continue reading Week 12: The Kitchen Is Forming
Week 11: It’s Electrifying!
After trying (almost) every trade in the industry, I think I have found my true calling as an electrician. There are wires EVERYWHERE and I may start asking people to sign a liability waiver when they enter the flat because there are more floorboard up than down. Thanks to Ian’s skilful planning and Dad’s excellent…… Continue reading Week 11: It’s Electrifying!
Week 10: Cleaning Windows
Not much visible progress this week, since no matter how many hours I spend painting layers of white… it. still. looks. the. same. Added an additional skill to my resumé though, because (despite some accidental solvent inhaling from the products) I think I’m ready to appear on the TV shopping channel with my before and…… Continue reading Week 10: Cleaning Windows
Week 8 & 9: White Paint and More White Paint
The painting has begun, and if I never see a tub of white paint again after this project it will be too soon. Coating everything once before a much needed (for my sanity and everyone near me’s) break was hard… painting white on white when I returned nearly ended me. Thank you to the Queen…… Continue reading Week 8 & 9: White Paint and More White Paint
Week 6 & 7: Plastering & Painting
Major progress as the flat has evolved from resembling a construction site to a renovation project.. and somewhere that humans may actually want to inhabit one day in the (distant) future. Despite a very large hole in one wall (thanks Dad), last week saw the final pieces of plasterboard going up ready for plastering 😱🎉 The…… Continue reading Week 6 & 7: Plastering & Painting
Week 5 – Pipeboxes & Plasterboard
So. Much. Plasterboard. But at long last, things are being added instead of taken away! The walls are slowly reappearing (after dear Uncle Ken decided to rip yet another out. Before I started this project, I didn’t know what a pipe box was.. by the end of week 5, I never wanted to see one…… Continue reading Week 5 – Pipeboxes & Plasterboard
Week 3 & 4: Where did the house go?
On this week’s update of The Howiesons Lose Their Sanity… Electrics have begun, more walls have been smashed (yes, it’s possible!) and my cousin’s wonderful fiancé came to the rescue and helped with plumbing. Pipes pipes pipes.. and no floors!
Week 1 & 2: The Beginning
Step one: Make it look worse before it can look better.