We had sunshine over the long weekend! Such a bonus when we were expecting torrential rains and gale-force winds. For once we didn't mind that the weather reports got it wrong.
Hubby took full advantage and descended into "demolition mode" at a frightening pace. Seriously, there was a look of joy/madness on his face as he pulled down the vj walls that needed removing. My dad was even roped in to help and the two of them worked away in blokey harmony. I hovered for a while offering helpful tips about wearing gloves and masks to avoid catching deadly diseases from all the dust and rat droppings, but this wasn't overly appreciated. Apparently men are invincible.
By Sunday I have to say I was a little concerned that SO MANY of the walls had been removed, but I have been reassured that they will be re-framed and the original vj boards put back on in no time ... otherwise we will have a rather open-plan living arrangement! (Was it Wendy Matthews who sang about 'walls tumbling down'?!).
Now that things are cleared we have been able to get a good look at the flooring, and the original floorboards seem to be in good condition (at least they will be after a good sanding). The only ones we will need to replace are those that were in the original bathroom (which will become our pantry). I'm not a big fan of the "yellow" floorboards, so we will be investigating the possibility of staining before we seal them. Anyone got any advice? I love painted black or white floorboards, but doubt I would get the ok from hubby for something so "designery". Yes, that is a technical term.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that the concrete slab for the garage has been poured! It looks great - a little bit of 'clean' in an otherwise muddy area. The boys and I had fun riding their scooters around on it (apparently "mummies are too big to ride scooters" though!). We are still having a few issues finalising our plumbing, so the concrete under the house won't be poured for a little while yet, but it's a start. I can't quite believe I am sitting here all excited about concrete ...
Next on the agenda - big piles of timber have been delivered and will be turned into the back deck extension area, starting this weekend. I'll be away with the boys so it will be exciting to arrive home and see the progress. And then next week should have a team on-site to start the upstairs framing, and then the roof trusses arrive. And we all know what comes next - my roof!
So much more to share, but will finish up here and try to get some new photos up.
x M
Id be just as excited too and lucky you to get sun Friday and Saturday was soooo cold up here.Hope you have a nice time away and lots get done while you are gone.Oh and limewash is used alot for making floors white not sure how well they handle traffic tho.I am more of a darker timber on the floors type too.
ReplyDeleteExciting that stuff is happening over at your place. Don't boys just love a good slab of concrete? With regards to the floors- we put new pine flooring in our last house and it did yellow up quite quickly but certainly not to the wonderful honey colour of the old boards. We did replace 2 boards in our bedroom which we stained lightly to try and create a better match and it looked ok. I have no idea about the white but Porters paints do a milk wash? In terms of black -Restoring the old girl recently did a post saying she regretted doing her floors black but didn't say why- maybe you could pop over and ask her what she meant. melx
ReplyDeleteAny progress is worth getting excited about!
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