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 | 20 Jul 2019 | Finishing Project, Render, Triq Il-Mithna, Qala
Days 30 & 31 – Fibreglass mesh and rendering is complete over all insulation so yesterday and today I completed the master bedroom, guest bedroom & en-suite, main bathroom and hallway. I also started filling over the conduit going to the consumer unit...
by admin | 18 Jul 2019 | Air Con, Finishing Project, Render, Triq Il-Mithna, Qala
Days 28 and 29 – Aircon preparation complete in 5 locations and the open plan living/dining/kitchen area is rendered/fibreglass meshed. Only a small bit of render left to do in the master bedroom and then I’ll start the haul down the hallway. The...
by admin | 9 Jul 2019 | Finishing Project, Render, Triq Il-Mithna, Qala
Day 22 – Today the kitchen had it’s fibreglass/render coat applied, 3 back boxes were installed for neoStat thermostats (part of the underfloor heating system), and I cut out a chunk of wall to relocate the consumer unit (distribution box) to another part...
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...
