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The bath is nice and deep and would need a major refurb but with the end piece missing it's a sledgehammer job (and, there are no nice feet).

It's best to complete one room before moving on to another - in an ideal world - but that won't be happening here. This needs to make way for a wood burning stove (might need it sooner than we think). Thirty bags of rubble gone - ten more will do it (if we were more than one floor up I...

Kitchen Fireplace Demolition

Kitchen Fireplace

After a long break due to many things getting in the way we're back to doing some work on the flat. I thought I'd start off with a nice easy job - to clear and paint one of the cupboards to use for much-needed storage but I didn't reckon on existing shelves being as...

'Quick' job to start

I got a notification re your reply Bon so it is working for any posts I write. The walls stripped so far are plaster and lath and are fairly sound - most rooms have gaps in one or two corners due to old settlement. There is at least one small area that needs to be repaired and I'll look into...

Finally made a start! Have had people in with a view to getting quotes - interesting to note the differing opinions. One electrician said the flat needs to be rewired, another said it doesn't. The fuse board arrangement confused one or two. Gas will be taken in and central heating will be...

It is tiny - thought it would expand with a right click but...

Well, the flat is definitely alive. Each time I've measured it I've come up with something different so it must be moving about as it's not me that's wrong! Awaiting estimates to get gas, central heating, electrics before doing anything so (rough) floor plan is only progress so far.

FloorPlan

Yes, I'm looking forward to it but don't want it to take forever (I love starting things but...!). My better half will keep me right on the detail. The door does open into the wall but, at 82cm, it eliminates almost half the floor space at that point. Pic from doorway below. We're...

SmallBedroom

Many thanks for the replies and questions. Old floorboards throughout, which I hope will come up decent once sanded, so stripping all doors and frames etc back to wood should make it easier when it comes to wall colour. Steve; Door Opening The room that will be used as a second bedroom is...

This flat looks like it's not had much done to it in the past 50 years (at least). There's no central heating (most rooms have an open fire) and it may need to be rewired. Lead piping will need to be replaced (new plumbing throughout I expect). No structural survey has been carried out but...

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