by admin | 22 Sep 2021 | Bathrooms, Carpentry, Chimney, Doorways, Fireplace, German Cottage Refurbishment, Grouting, Kitchen, Light fittings, Render, Tiling
German Country Cottage Refurbishment – 12 Jul to 9 Sep 2021 Our latest project was the refurbishment of a country cottage in the north of Germany, which we managed in 8 weeks. The 1 bedroom cottage had remained vacant for the previous 18 months and had clearly...
by admin | 23 Mar 2020 | Air Con, Bathrooms, Finishing Project, Kitchen, Plumbing, Triq Il-Mithna, Qala
The Final Post for this project – a busy 2 weeks which has finalised most of the build. The air conditioning has been installed as has the solar water heating system. 2 of the bathrooms are fully working and the kitchen is complete. The remainder of the work...
by admin | 7 Mar 2020 | Bathrooms, Carpentry, Finishing Project, Light fittings, Plumbing, Render
Days 179 to 183 – a good week in all and still very much on track for moving in by the end of March. The main jobs this week – a water meter/supply is now finally installed. All external waste water pipes have been connected and the walls rendered. The...
by admin | 29 Feb 2020 | Bathrooms, Carpentry, Finishing Project, Grouting, Kitchen, Light fittings, Terrace
Days 174 to 178 – quite a bit achieved this week however slightly deviated from the plan. I wanted to complete connection of all external waste pipes but couldn’t access the light shaft so that’s been delayed. I also wanted to get water mains...
by admin | 22 Feb 2020 | Bathrooms, Circuit Breakers, Finishing Project, Grouting, Kitchen, Terrace, Tiling
Days 165 to 173 – a couple of week’s since my last post so quite a bit achieved, albeit not as much as I anticipated. The terrace which I thought would take 3 or 4 days ended up taking 8, in the main due to time taken mixing concrete. I was adamant that...
by admin | 8 Feb 2020 | Bathrooms, Finishing Project, Grouting, Plumbing, Terrace, Tiling, Triq Il-Mithna, Qala
Days 160 to 164 – This week’s been mainly about the terrace and grouting. The white grouting in 2 bathrooms is complete with about half the master bedroom en-suite done. The terrace is now between 1/3rd and 1/2 done. With help from my friends Laurie, one...
