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 | 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...
by admin | 1 Feb 2020 | Bathrooms, Finishing Project, Grouting, Kitchen, Triq Il-Mithna, Qala
Days 155 to 159 – Quite a busy week including the application for water and electricity finally made at ARMS! The main tasks this week were painting the terrace walls, installation of the extractor fan and more work done on the kitchen ceiling and grouting which...
by admin | 16 Nov 2019 | Bathrooms, Finishing Project, Grouting, Tiling, Triq Il-Mithna, Qala
Days 102 to 105 – An interesting week with force 8/9 gales and no windows! Only 4 days worked due to me walking on Wednesday and a guest. However, a busy week. Last weekend we visited the window builder and saw the windows and rear balcony railing. The...
