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 | 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 | 12 Jan 2020 | Bathrooms, Carpentry, Finishing Project, Kitchen, Light fittings, Tiling, Triq Il-Mithna, Qala
Days 137 to 142 – A fab week for changes in the apartment. The main event was the delivery and installation of the kitchen (bought in Oct 2018) which looks amazing and totally goes with the floor tiles. Mon and Tue were consumed by fitting the parts of the...
by admin | 14 Dec 2019 | Finishing Project, Light fittings, Sockets, Triq Il-Mithna, Qala, Wiring
Days 118 to 122 – so this week’s not been at all glamorous and has been predominantly about lights and lighting circuits. In short – all room lights, bedside lights are now wired and tested/working as are all electrical power sockets. The main...
by admin | 5 Jul 2019 | Finishing Project, Light fittings, Render
Day 20 – So today I installed the light and socket fittings on the terrace where I cut the holes for yesterday, stuck up some more fibreglass mesh with render adhesive (getting quite good at that) and ran a couple more cables for lights. Another really hot day...
