tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74942133853302164192024-03-13T20:32:01.733-07:00A House In Morden Part Deuxlondonmilkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283526867187742363noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494213385330216419.post-954430435475880902015-08-24T15:16:00.000-07:002015-08-24T15:16:10.773-07:00Gone with the old (floor), in with the new<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The sharper minds amongst you may have noticed that the momentum this blog originally had has ever so slightly dropped in recent weeks. This is mostly due to the fact that momentum in the building work has dropped equally. Things have been happening however. In the last three weeks, the entire ground floor has been stripped back to the original floorboard, and has been, over the course of two weekends, been replaced with our beautiful new wooden floor. It is now fully done, and, although still covered with cardboard strips to protect it through most of the ground floor, it is looking rather very nice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Packs of wooden slates waiting to be laid.</td></tr>
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The kitchen has also seen some substantial progress in the last week. We now have worktops, and, crucially, a working sink, complete with a working tap! This means that, for the first time in weeks, we can actually wash the dishes standing up rather than folded in two over the bath. Now this IS progress!londonmilkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283526867187742363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494213385330216419.post-88391337632409185272015-07-30T10:56:00.000-07:002015-07-30T10:56:36.764-07:00And they're off again...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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In recent weeks (for at least the last two) progress has all but stalled. Apart for the ceiling lights in the bathroom, there hadn't been anything happening, but it's all changed now that the kitchen has been delivered. It arrived yesterday, and installation started there and then. </div>
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The high cupboards and the island went up today, giving much more a sense of what the room will feel like once all done, and it is all looking rather lovely. It is actually nice to see it for real, at long last, after seeing surface samples and 3D renderings. The debate about having low or high cupboards with dark finish went on for some time, but I always thought it would be much nicer to have the high cupboards darker, and I am pleased to see that it is working exactly as I imagined. Can't wait to see it all finished now. We still have to decide on the floor, but the end of the tunnel has become slightly visible now... </div>
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Outside, the first coat of paint has been applied, and it's looking rather fine, don't you think? </div>
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The blog may have stalled, but work has been carrying on at good pace in the last few weeks. Perhaps the biggest change though is that we have now moved back in, which means that the bathroom, although not quite finished, is now fully usable. All is missing now is paint on the wall (we're getting there with that - will it be mushroom-y?), the mirrors about the sink and on the walls (oh yes, will have enough mirrors to see ourselves into infinity) and the towel rail. <br />
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The heavy work on the extension is nearing completion too. The roof is now firmly on, the kitchen window, door frames and skylight are in too, and the door windows should be in by tomorrow hopefully. The walls are also plastered, and the outside it also looking nicer by the day.<br />
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Since it's been a while since I last updated, here are a few pictures from the last few weeks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The extension with the new set of windows and doors... and a bit of slap on too</td></tr>
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It's been a week since the last update, and since we last visited the house, the old outside wall has come down, instantly pretty much doubling the size of the room, and the steel beams have gone up, apparently not without a heavy dose of expletives. They did look pretty heavy when they were in the garden, and now they are forming the frame which is holding the house up, they look even more hefty. <div>
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Visiting the house as everybody is climbing ladders/carrying things/nailing things/shouting 'mind yourselves' everywhere, I caught the chance to have a look at what the view is from the roof. Not that it'll ever be useful of course, but I'm always up for grabbing a bit of fun. </div>
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Meanwhile, the lounge is not looking like the most welcoming place in the world right now...<br />
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So, the roof went on the other day. Apparently though, not quite the right type (something to do with builders taking an executive decision of the 'wrong' kind). The one of the pictures is, I believe, the right one. At least, it looks like the work will now be kinda less dependent on weather.<br />
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It is still quite difficult to really have a full idea of what the room will look like, but the old wall is meant to come down imminently.<br />
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It is easier to get an idea of just how big the bifold window will be. All we'll need then it's sunshine to enjoy it fully.<br />
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These mean-looking things will be holding the house up once the old back wall and windows are gone.<br />
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Progress in the bathroom too. The mummified bath is certainly a feature I wasn't expecting, but everybody will want one by the time we're done. It's a winner!<br />
<br />londonmilkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283526867187742363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494213385330216419.post-57007222692273664382015-06-04T15:13:00.001-07:002015-06-04T15:13:58.996-07:00Another brick in the wall, and another, and another...It's been a while since the last update. Things are moving on quite fast now that the ground work is done. The weather's been a bit of a hindrance earlier in the week, but the concrete floor is now laid, and the walls are going up and up. The extension is now taking proper shape.<br />
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Inside, things are progressing too. The bathroom hasn't moved on much, but the downstairs toilet is taking shape too. It is actually odd to have the door of the old original galley kitchen, which was blocked when we had the kitchen and dining room done last time, back. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a door, there was no door, there is a door again. </td></tr>
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<br />londonmilkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283526867187742363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494213385330216419.post-88609871817267216402015-05-21T11:21:00.001-07:002015-05-21T11:21:21.266-07:00Un petit coin de moins (look it up!)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The post-apocalyptic look is coming along nicely thank you very much</td></tr>
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Well, today I did experience a little bit of the actual chaos that our house has become as I locked myself in the office whilst the bathroom was being pretty much pulverised. Work started this morning, but by 10am, the bath was already gone, the toilet was not toiletting much anymore, and the travertine tiles were being hammered off the walls at a pretty significant rate, whilst other things were happening elsewhere. </div>
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When I returned to the house this evening, it was much quieter, but the evidence of the destruction is even clearer. Like everything else in life, onwards and upwards it is...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is clearly not a Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen design </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The French have a phrase to talk about the toilet 'le petit coin', or 'the small corner'. Nothing 'petit' about THIS 'coin'</td></tr>
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Despite the rain, the new extension is taking roots. The moat has been filled with concrete. It is still quite difficult to get a proper scale of the extension, but it is nice that, after destruction in the last two weeks, construction is now also in order.<br />
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<br />londonmilkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283526867187742363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494213385330216419.post-56715690409444125052015-05-17T14:37:00.003-07:002015-05-18T14:13:14.451-07:00The writing's on the wall...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The big word is about to start! Or, at least, the place is now ready for it. The kitchen dining room has been emptied of all of its content (apart for the builders' tea and coffee), and so has the bathroom. From this week, there won't be any running water in the house, so god know how the guys are going to get on during the next few weeks. Sean's in Philadelphia for the next week, and I have officially invaded Jane's space. The next few weeks are going to mark the first of a handful of turning points, with the bathroom being ripped up and the new one installed. At the same time, I am expecting some progress on the extension too. </div>
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One slightly heartbreaking moment this evening was Spike watched me drive away, looking all sad... </div>
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londonmilkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283526867187742363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494213385330216419.post-74303960763564901202015-05-13T17:25:00.000-07:002015-05-13T17:25:47.590-07:00Oh the fun!... AAAAAARRRRRHGGGGHHH! The penny has dropped! Dust is everywhere! Not quite yet in an evenly thick layer throughout the house just yet, but it is just a question of time, isn't it? Sean's been busy washing the floor a few evenings in a row now, and since having lost the wet area of the kitchen, we have to rely solely on the bathroom for all our watery needs, whether it is for our ablutions or for doing the dishes.<br />
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Following the guys drilling through a water main on Monday, the heating system went into complete overdrive at 1am on Tuesday night as water was dripping from what was left of the old radiator in the kitchen and the whole system was losing pressure.<br />
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The old small back extension is now completely gone, giving us, for the first time, an idea of the actual footprint of the new one. And we're now having to pack what's remaining of the kitchen ahead of us moving out for a few weeks as the bathroom gets its own makeover. Oh the fun...<br />
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It might be hard to believe, but this evening, when getting home, I’ve managed to walk past a skip filled with dirt parked right in front of our house without noticing it. It’s not exactly the most inconspicuous road furniture by a long shot, yet, I walked past it and only saw it when I looked down from our bedroom window. </div>
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Noticing it might have provided me with a clue that things had happened to our extension today. Whilst it is still standing, the window and door of the old small extension have now gone, and that part of the kitchen (where the sink, dishwasher and washing once were) has been entirely stripped out, and the gap between that part and the rest of the kitchen is now boarded up, with the added bonus that, when sorting out the board, the builders managed to drill through a water main, which means that, until they sort it out, we can only use water very sparingly. Another 'feature' of our new set up is that the light switches for what is left of the kitchen are now effectively outside. </div>
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londonmilkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283526867187742363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494213385330216419.post-2703667079519795112015-05-06T11:31:00.001-07:002015-05-06T11:45:29.045-07:00Mr Poppet ain't happy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This was to be expected, and tonight's reaction to the sight of his trashed kingdom confirmed that if there's someone definitely not happy with the goings on, it is Spike the cat. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am only guessing that the noise and comings and goings have already been district ice enough for him, but the way he went straight to the back windows to stare at the gaping trenches and mount of dirty clay was a clear indication of his total incomprehension and distress. He is now sought refuge in the front room and is clearly not amused. It's only day 2 Mr Poppet!</span></div>
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londonmilkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283526867187742363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494213385330216419.post-53235872670301716432015-05-05T13:25:00.003-07:002015-05-05T13:33:57.061-07:00A digger! We've got A DIGGER!!!!<br />
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Things have well and truly started. We are one old suburban apple tree down, one mount of mud up, and we've inherited a little digger (can I have a go on it??? I so want a go on it!!!). On the plus side, we're having the whole kitchen for a few more days.<br />
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<br />londonmilkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283526867187742363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494213385330216419.post-64876464544908150642015-05-04T12:37:00.001-07:002015-05-05T13:34:06.010-07:00A new beginning (of the end)So, nine years after having so much fun <a href="http://ahouseinmorden.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">living on a building site for weeks</a>, permanently losing our battle with dust, we've decided it was going to be a great idea to do it all over again, all for the sake of a bigger party space (or a bigger kitchen/dining room), and a brand new bathroom.<br />
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I've decided that, like last time, I would document the progress of this project so we can keep a trace of how it all went. As the work is about to start, and we're about to lose half of the kitchen (from tomorrow in fact), we spent more of today packing kitchen gadgets and crockery. That was fun...</div>
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