The new project

Hi Andy, I've been away from GC since shortly after you started this thread and just now catching up on the progress of your renos. Definitely a difficult time to be trying to finish things up.

All the best, and hope there are peaceful days to some where you can get stuck into the garden.

 

You've got it easy with somewhere else to live, I can remember lying in the bath looking at stars in the night sky. The only contractor I used was for re-roofing, I pulled down 2 plaster and lath ceilings, tacked up new plasterboard and skimmed them myself.

 

Been there, done that, never again! Hang in there Andy, it will come to an end eventually.

 

We built an extension ... completely isolated from the main house during construction ... but still had dust everywhere ... and then when it was done the extension looked shiny-shiny and the original really shabby, so we rewired and all but gutted that. Dust then definitely got everywhere!

Builders were here for 3 years, on and off ...

 

I think that's the worst of it Kristen, it gets into every nook and cranny. It doesn't matter how much cleaning is done after the work is finished the dust still seems to appear. It takes weeks before it starts to settle down and dissipate even with the use of damp cloths.

 

That looks a grand job on the roof Andy. A good choice of tile colour too.

 

It also has a shelf life and if it's been lying around in warehouse, shut down builders merchants etc. may have gone past its use by date. I think it causes it to set too quickly. Something to watch out for if your contractors can't get hold of any for some time.

 

I've always wondered how the likes of DIY SOS works. Chuck the plaster on the wall and paint it whilst still wet ... not to mention being able to get 50 plasterers working concurrently in a one bed semi ...