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1980s bungalow renovation
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FortySeven wrote: »Well guys, I'm sorry that I haven't updated this in so long.
Things have not worked out as planned. The stresses and strains of this project have unfortunately exposed the existing issues within my relationship with my partner and we are now in the process of splitting up. I'm not sure what happens with the house now, things are not great at the moment. If, and it is a big if, things improve then I will of course carry on with this journal but if I'm honest I think realistically it ends here. Thanks for all the support and encouragement you guys provided, it kept me working when my motivation ebbed. It was bloody hard working getting it to this point, only wish I could have finished it but such is life.
Back to square one for me,
Ah 47, sorry to hear that. Do remember that all refurbishments put a massive toll on relationships. Keep talking to friends and family. I enjoyed reading your updates, hope all works out well.0 -
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So, she brought her parents over during the squabble and I left to Scotland for a while. Her father set about work on the house. Some results.
My lovely new floor, alongside my new doorframes. He put the frames in first and then hacked the floor around them. Bodge city. I believe he planned to fill the gaps with brown silicone. :eek:
Also, the insulation has all been moved. It is rammed into the rafters, no air gap.
Which of course caused, you guessed it.
It is much worse mold than the photo suggests.
Worst of all, he had brought the old wood that was infected with wet rot from outside and was using it as framework for plasterboarding the spaces above the doorframes. :eek: He had also shimmed the doorframes so much that he had to cut down the doors. With my metal grinder. None of the doors are square now and most were ill fitting. They also varnished everything in clear varnish. Interesting blend of walnut floor, cheap pine skirting, darker door frames and the old almost orange pine doors. 4 different browns all crowding the eye. Very sick looking in the end. There were inch gaps in the corners where the skirting met.
Needless to say, when I got back I wasn't happy and that was the end of our relationship really. Never tell your partner that her father is a clown. :rolleyes:
I have removed the doorframes, the floor and all the old rotten wood and am starting again. I will be buying new doorframes as they are cut too slim, I think just one will do it and cut it to replace just the top piece. I will see. Also need new doors. Going to have to be the cheap hollow white fake panel doors for now due to funds. I will be painting all woodwork in eggshell white. The floor will be the only wood and should look better framed in white instead of a brown dogs dinner mash up. This picture gives an idea of the whole brown shindiggery. Bleh!
Collecting insulation as funds allow. The fat rolls were €24 each and cover 10m2 to 100mm, the thinner rolls are on offer at B&Q just now @ €16 and cover 8.2m2 to 100mm. Only really bought this as my other half took the main car after forging my signature on the reg cert, it was an estate and the fiesta she left me with can only manage two rolls of the fatter stuff. I can get three of the thinner ones in it.
I will keep adding as I can, after the base layer I will crosslay some 170mm my friend has offered cheap. He has a Ber B new build and went OTT on the insulation so has a load left over.
Ready to level and tile the bathroom floor. I have gone with a textured black tile. €107 for 5 sq meters. Adhesive €20. Leveling compound €13 a bag.
Was trying to remove the bath drain pipe as when it was fitted it was melted to bring it level and I could not work with it.
It was cemented into the outside wall so I set about chiseling it out and stupidly smashed the sink drain which I recently laid new screed over. :mad: I cannot repair it as it is inside the wall and under concrete so I have decided to core drill a new waste pipe directly behind the sink which will then run along the back wall a few feet and empty into the soil stack pipe since it is blocking the run between the sink and the drain. Oh, the joys!
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Right so. Let normal service resume.
Spent ages trying to get a lump of concrete out of the hole in the wall where the bath drain goes. Managed it eventually after much cursing and scraping of knuckles. I fitted a new waste pipe for the bath. Held it in place with some of this expanding foam.
Didn't fill the hole all the way to the outside as I will use some cement to finish it off. Inside I let it blow out as a stopper for the levelling compound.
I caulked around the walls and made a dam with a bit of wood at the door then caulked that too. Floor looked like this before.
Then three buckets of water, 4.5 liters in each. I mixed one bag at a time in the same bucket and poured in three stages. The mixing tool was €15.
Then broke out the secret weapon. €18.50 on fleabay.
The roller made it an easy job, no trowelling or faffing, just roll out any lumps or air bubbles. Made an ar*e of my trousers and shoes with the spatter but cest la vie! Hoping this dries well, don't see any reason for it not to.
Off upstairs to hoover the loft ready for insulation.0 -
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Now dry and looking well. Unfortunately I have developed a chest infection so nothing going on at the moment. Have a friend's and family 20% off voucher for woodies so will see what I can get with that this Saturday. Might take the van from work. :-) get the rest of the insulation and some paint.0 -
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Well, this was unexpected. :mad:
It started in the corner and I drew around it with a marker to see if it spread.
There are actually droplets of water on the surface. This hasn't been the case since doing the screed and has only happened in the last few days since using the expanding foam to fill the hole for the waste pipe. Just been out to check and sure enough the foam has expanded a good bit more than I expected and is ballooned out of the exterior hole. Rain is driving against this wall at the moment and I suppose is wicking through the foam. Bit of a disaster.
Now the joy of digging back the foam to create a cavity before I render the exterior. Meh! More waiting to ensure this has resolved the issue before I tile.
Life is just out to get me at the minute but this too shall pass. :rolleyes: No time at the moment as my days off are spent collecting statements and other evidence to counter my ex's lies in court. Money extremely tight as I have to buy a car, I priced the wall tiles today, €450. Then trims, adhesive and grout on top. Cannot stretch to it at the minute so I guess I sort the water penetration and concentrate on the insulation for now.
Plodding on. :cool:0 -
FortySeven wrote: »Well, this was unexpected. :mad:
It started in the corner and I drew around it with a marker to see if it spread.
There are actually droplets of water on the surface. This hasn't been the case since doing the screed and has only happened in the last few days since using the expanding foam to fill the hole for the waste pipe. Just been out to check and sure enough the foam has expanded a good bit more than I expected and is ballooned out of the exterior hole. Rain is driving against this wall at the moment and I suppose is wicking through the foam. Bit of a disaster.
Now the joy of digging back the foam to create a cavity before I render the exterior. Meh! More waiting to ensure this has resolved the issue before I tile.
Life is just out to get me at the minute but this too shall pass. :rolleyes: No time at the moment as my days off are spent collecting statements and other evidence to counter my ex's lies in court. Money extremely tight as I have to buy a car, I priced the wall tiles today, €450. Then trims, adhesive and grout on top. Cannot stretch to it at the minute so I guess I sort the water penetration and concentrate on the insulation for now.
Plodding on. :cool:
Did u ever look at buy and sell or done deal? There's often guys giving away leftover building materials. Some might suit you. I'm raging cause only the other day I came across 15 lengths of new chrome tile trim a customer offered me for free. I had no use as I only recently done my own bathroom. If I see her again I'll ask for them and you'd be more than welcome to them.0 -
FortySeven wrote: »
Now dry and looking well. Unfortunately I have developed a chest infection so nothing going on at the moment. Have a friend's and family 20% off voucher for woodies so will see what I can get with that this Saturday. Might take the van from work. :-) get the rest of the insulation and some paint.
How much did it cost to lay that self leveller and is it all completely level.0 -
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