I can't believe I've never seen this thread before! Looking fantastic, I bet you're thrilled to pieces - love the style you're going for, particularly the kitchen 
Ditto about the paddock
Ditto about the paddock
Red & BBs retirement home......
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Its nice to see someone breath life back into an old house Especially when done with care and consideration as you have.
Personally i think you need more gordy stretched canvas over frames, MDF painted white, stenciled walls and an american looking fridge
Especially when done with care and consideration as you have. Personally i think you need more gordy stretched canvas over frames, MDF painted white, stenciled walls and an american looking fridge
A bit more progress for those that are interested (for which I thank you)
The kitchen is now in and has such luxuries as handles
We also have a cooker (woohoo) - Quite smart for a calor cooker huh?
Clearly the floors are still thick with dust (we've cleaned the worst up since these pictures) - a good strip back and re-seal has to wait for the tiling and painting to be finished though. ovely old quarry tiles if a little uneven - over an inch thick!
The living room now has a ceiling and the hearth of the inglenook has been widened with brick. We even have skirting boards!
The hall also has skirting boards - we even have a door back on the bathroom
The bedroom is really coming on now - the floor is lovely and you can see where we removed the old tank cupboard. The chimney breast has been re-finished. We want to put a woodburner in so have left an access panel on the right
New stairs lead into the bedrooms
For the country dwellers (and off grid fans) this might be of interest - we now have a changeover switch to isolate the house from the mains and receive another power feed to the main distribution board. For now this means we can run the genrator through the domestic wiring when the power goes out (which it does regularly), but it also allows us to switch to alternative power at a later point
Next week - tiling!
Red
The kitchen is now in and has such luxuries as handles
We also have a cooker (woohoo) - Quite smart for a calor cooker huh?
Clearly the floors are still thick with dust (we've cleaned the worst up since these pictures) - a good strip back and re-seal has to wait for the tiling and painting to be finished though. ovely old quarry tiles if a little uneven - over an inch thick!
The living room now has a ceiling and the hearth of the inglenook has been widened with brick. We even have skirting boards!
The hall also has skirting boards - we even have a door back on the bathroom
The bedroom is really coming on now - the floor is lovely and you can see where we removed the old tank cupboard. The chimney breast has been re-finished. We want to put a woodburner in so have left an access panel on the right
New stairs lead into the bedrooms
For the country dwellers (and off grid fans) this might be of interest - we now have a changeover switch to isolate the house from the mains and receive another power feed to the main distribution board. For now this means we can run the genrator through the domestic wiring when the power goes out (which it does regularly), but it also allows us to switch to alternative power at a later point
Next week - tiling!
Red
looking really good, just one question, which did you say was the guest room , keep the pics coming mate.
, keep the pics coming mate.
ah plastering, tis a gay old time i'll tell you, just getting it nice and level and smooth can be a bit tricky but it turns out i've got the knack and i've got a fair bit to do coming up before winter to boot, have to sort out our front living room as the damp course has gone...
i have to admit that i love looking at this as you have done such a good job on the house sofar and have tried to kee as much of the original house as you can but still make it liveable to this day and age.
livley job sofar and keep the pictures coming.
pommie
livley job sofar and keep the pictures coming.
pommie
Thanks for all the kind words guys
We slowed down for a few weeks as I was recuperating from an operation but things are back in full swing now
The beds at the front of the house have now been excavated (the only way to describe removing great clumps of weeds and bramble)
Hacking through mounds of thumb thick ivy gained us a monster log store!
Tiling is there
Bathroom behind the bath (for the shower). I really like these natural stone ones
Kitchen - nice simple country ceramic ones
Exterior gloss is now all repainted in cream, and the green stuff rubbed back and ready for re-painting
Inside its just the diluted trade magnolia getting slapped on now to seal plaster but its already making a difference
Not the finished colours - but its starting to look more homely I think!
I have invested quite a bit of time on exterior security now as well
Thats not a hasp and padlock!
Thats a hasp
Remote controlled alarm
Door contacts
PIRs
Big tools and machines are secured with floor / wall anchors. These are held in with 16mm rawl bolts (non return) sunk 70mm into concrete :shock:
Smaller stuff by metal rope secured to wall hasps
Taken delivery of the new mower too - that makes a heck of a difference keeping the grass down
We slowed down for a few weeks as I was recuperating from an operation but things are back in full swing now
The beds at the front of the house have now been excavated (the only way to describe removing great clumps of weeds and bramble)
Hacking through mounds of thumb thick ivy gained us a monster log store!
Tiling is there
Bathroom behind the bath (for the shower). I really like these natural stone ones
Kitchen - nice simple country ceramic ones
Exterior gloss is now all repainted in cream, and the green stuff rubbed back and ready for re-painting
Inside its just the diluted trade magnolia getting slapped on now to seal plaster but its already making a difference
Not the finished colours - but its starting to look more homely I think!
I have invested quite a bit of time on exterior security now as well
Thats not a hasp and padlock!
Thats a hasp
Remote controlled alarm
Door contacts
PIRs
Big tools and machines are secured with floor / wall anchors. These are held in with 16mm rawl bolts (non return) sunk 70mm into concrete :shock:
Smaller stuff by metal rope secured to wall hasps
Taken delivery of the new mower too - that makes a heck of a difference keeping the grass down
Nice thread, BR. I hadn't seen it until it popped up in my "New Posts" search just now.
That looks like some heavy duty security on the steal-ables. Do you have much bother with scumbags heading out your way on the take?
Lovely house, by the way.
That looks like some heavy duty security on the steal-ables. Do you have much bother with scumbags heading out your way on the take?
Lovely house, by the way.
Not a lot Big Shot - but all areas - including rural - have their share of lowllives
I've known farmers lose a fortune in machinery - tractors, quads, gennies and the like.
I can install alarms myself and the bits I get trade. Similarly the locks and ground anchors etc.
I had to get a chippy make up new doors for that barn which cost a bit, but we are trying to "do it once, do it right". I plan to convert the other end of that one to an above ground cellar for veg storage, home canned goods and freezer room so its worth sorting it properly .
Red
I've known farmers lose a fortune in machinery - tractors, quads, gennies and the like.
I can install alarms myself and the bits I get trade. Similarly the locks and ground anchors etc.
I had to get a chippy make up new doors for that barn which cost a bit, but we are trying to "do it once, do it right". I plan to convert the other end of that one to an above ground cellar for veg storage, home canned goods and freezer room so its worth sorting it properly .
Red
True enough I suppose.
All my experience of country life is in Ireland and that is one of those places where people leave windows open. Never heard of any bother.
Sounds like you've got it all planned out really well.
I look forwards to the next update, especially the food storage.
All my experience of country life is in Ireland and that is one of those places where people leave windows open. Never heard of any bother.
Sounds like you've got it all planned out really well.
I look forwards to the next update, especially the food storage.
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