Firstly Dave decided he didn't want to come back and finish off what he started. Only fixing the trim to the edges of the worktop was needed but for some reason he wont do it. Oh well, we'll get that sorted as Neil can do that for us.
Neil came on 8 June and the first job was to fix the basin in the downstairs WC and then box in the pipework. The curtain is made and just waiting for the rail to be fixed but for now here's a before and after. (If you want to see how disgustingly filthy this house was before, click on the left hand picture to enlarge it.)
Next on the list was tiling the kitchen. These tiles were bought because we needed them and not because we'd looked exhaustively and they were THE chosen ones. We were unsure if they were right, thinking they were a bit rustic and country compared with the rest of the house. However, time was not on our side to go out and find some more, we had to get on with it. Now they're fixed we're happy with them, they go very well with the kitchen units. Neil did have a problem with the windowsill being one tile and a silly fraction above the worktop which would have made cutting the tile to that depth very difficult. He decided the best solution was to take about half an inch off the windowsill and leave it just the one tile high.
Want to see what it was like originally? I promise I am not the lady in the picture:
Neil also dug out the tarmac around the porch outside and created a concrete rainwater gully to keep the water away from the wall as this has previously caused a problem with damp. He also sealed the vinyl floor in the bathroom with silicone where it joins the tiles and sealed between the kitchen worktop and tiles.
On Friday the decorator returned to repaint the stairs wall as the lines were showing where the lining paper was joined and had been filled.
Today Neil is fitting the sink and tap in the utility room and fixing the kickboards under the kitchen units. As we don't yet have the tile trim for the utility, Neil will be back sometime in July to tile the utility walls.
For anyone following the progress of the garden, this is how the potatoes are doing and the "surprise" plant that UKMaggie identified as a Delphinium Tricorne (a bit tall and leggy for that situation, will probably move it next year):
This fuschia is doing well, and this rose is so pretty and has a nice perfume too:
The carrots and leeks are doing well and the peppers haven't pegged out yet:
The runner beans and squash are still doing OK and we've had a few delicious strawberries from the plants that were already here.
2 comments:
it is all looking fabulous!! well done you :)
Hi there TM, not sure that is a delphinium now, looks more like a geranium to me (not the ones that are really pelargoniums IYSWIM). I tried to find a picture, but haven't really time at the mo as should go and get a shower and then plant out my lettuce and spinach seedlings. If I find one later I'll come back and let you know!
Best wishes from sunny Bwlchtocyn!
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