*Pigmo Pad Renovation Thread*

[Piggymon]

OMFG We did some work !! :shocked: ;D

Did lots this weekend, Did the skirting boards in the spare room, fitted lights in the spare room & bathroom, moved all clothes to spare room where they are going to live, put shelves and mirror up in bedroom

Ordered our carpet for the spare room which is being fitted next saturday then we can do the wardrobes yipeee !!! :D

Pics to follow !

[Piggymon]

New Light in the Bathroom ( one bulb was borked but getting a new one tomorrow )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015441.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015451.jpg

Our bedroom finally feeling all nice and uncluttered and like our room

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015351.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015381.jpg

LOADS of room !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015371.jpg

More to come ...

[Piggymon]

Spare room with clothes stored and skirting boards done ..( oh and we finally did the cutting in ! :p )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015391.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015401.jpg

New light .... it's sooo pwetty and gives off a nice bright light !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015421.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015431.jpg

I think everyone has seen our progress over at the other place but if not all our piccies are here :

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/

Upstairs is now very nearly done yay !

[Von Smallhausen]

First photo, is that underwear on the drier ?

* gets kleenex *

[Haly]

Yay, well done on doing more work on it :D

[Fayshun]

First photo, is that underwear on the drier ?

* gets kleenex *

I spyed knickers too. Hope they weren't Desmos.:puke:

[Von Smallhausen]

I spyed knickers too. Hope they weren't Desmos.:puke:

Thats why I got the Kleenex out. I like Desmo.:D

[Piggymon]

First photo, is that underwear on the drier ?

* gets kleenex *

Bra, Bikini and Stockings ;)

first you've got the same ironing board, and now the same clothes racks...

*twilight zone music*

You have GOT to be kidding me !!?? ;D ;D

[Feek]

Excellent, glad to see lots of lighting. I much prefer a room to be really bright than have silly dimmers and the lights turned down.

[LeperousDust]

Nice colour paint ;)

[Desmo]

Thats why I got the Kleenex out. I like Desmo.:D
I would send you some pics of my undies mate but I don't own any ;D

[Von Smallhausen]

I would send you some pics of my undies mate but I don't own any ;D

Hahahahahahaha.

Nice. ;D

[Jenjey]

Wooooo progress :D Well done you two, its getting there!!!

[Kell_ee001]

Looking great guys! :D

[Will]

So when you knocking the downstairs wall through? That'll be fun! :D

Looking really really nice. Having seen it in person too I have to say that it really is awesome. :)

[Dymetrie]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015441.jpg
holy crap that's a low ceiling! It'd damage my fragile head :(

the 'pad' is looking superb though :) well done to you and Jamie, now go and have a drink ;)

[Piggymon]

We'll be starting downstairs about Feb/March time next year .. that's gonna be fun :/ :p

Keep wanting to stay in our bedroom because it's just soooo nice in there

[Pebs]

It all looks incredible! I'm in need of inspiration for this place, I'll be round yours with a camera and clipboard soon! :)

[Rich_L]

I love the solitary hawaiian shirt on the clothes rack :evil:

[Desmo]

That was mine from the Essex meet :D

[Will]

We'll be starting downstairs about Feb/March time next year .. that's gonna be fun :/ :p

Keep wanting to stay in our bedroom because it's just soooo nice in there

Can I come and help? :D

Seriously though we should meet up more often :(

[Piggymon]

Yes, yes we should ! :(

[lostkat]

Yes, yes we should ! :(
OI! Us too. I'm about 1/5-2 hours away from you. It's really not far.

OMFG ESSEX MINI MEET!!!! :p

[Haly]

*checks how far from Braintree Stafford is*.....Hmm I need to improve my Midlands geography :embarassed:

[William]

I love the solitary hawaiian shirt on the clothes rack :evil:

I cracked up the moment I saw that because I have one exactly like it, it isn't from Matalan is it? ;D

[Mark]

*checks how far from Braintree Stafford is*.....Hmm I need to improve my Midlands geography :embarassed:
A lot closer than from Swansea. :)

[Haly]

A lot closer than from Swansea. :)
Still 3hrs :/ But that does halve the journey a bit :D

[lostkat]

*checks how far from Braintree Stafford is*.....Hmm I need to improve my Midlands geography :embarassed:
Stafford to Nuneaton is but a few measley minutes. The Bat Mobile can take us from there :cool:

[Pebs]

OI! Us too. I'm about 1/5-2 hours away from you. It's really not far.

OMFG ESSEX MINI MEET!!!! :p

Then haul your ass down here girl!!

[Haly]

Stafford to Nuneaton is but a few measley minutes. The Bat Mobile can take us from there :cool:
:D Sounds like a plan to me :)

[Piggymon]

I was gonna post when his parents are away again :D .. Our house is so small we can't really put anyone up here and we have problems with the neighbours & noise :/

As soon as we're dogsitting again mini meet :cool:

[Feek]

Mini meets don't exist. The first Essex meet started out with the plan of a quiet pizza somewhere!

[Piggymon]

That was sooo funny .. IIRC it was your idea Feekpoos !

[Matblack]

Bloody Kent meet (the first one) was supposed to be me and 3 local members, something went serious odd there :D

MB

[Piggymon]

Maaan that was awesome ! :D

[Daz]

something went serious odd there :D
Something? More like someone :D

http://www.meetgallery.com/d/345-1/Group.jpg

[Tak]

Looking great Piggy :D

When you gonna come down and start work on mine for me? :p

[Matblack]

God damn, there's SKILL I KNEW we were missing someone over here

[scuttles over to suggest a new member forum]

MB

[Piggymon]

Looking great Piggy :D

When you gonna come down and start work on mine for me? :p

You have to get rid of that wallpaper first or else I'll cry :'( ;D

[Tak]

The living room wallpaper and coving is all gone:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/Our%20House/LivingRoom-NoWallpaper3.jpg

And we've been playing with testers (ignore the yellow - that was for the hallway):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/Our%20House/LivingRoom-Testers.jpg

We just can't afford a plasterer to come in and skim the room which it desperatly needs before we paint it.

[Mark]

Maaan that was awesome ! :D
Certainly was, and unique. :D

Anyway, nice job there, but too tidy for me. :)

[Daz]

LOL, I caught a glimpse of Spiderman and for a moment thought you'd left something naughty on display:embarassed:

[Piggymon]

The living room wallpaper and coving is all gone:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/Our%20House/LivingRoom-NoWallpaper3.jpg

And we've been playing with testers (ignore the yellow - that was for the hallway):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/Our%20House/LivingRoom-Testers.jpg

We just can't afford a plasterer to come in and skim the room which it desperatly needs before we paint it.

Do they need plastering ? can you get away with filling and then painting ? You'd be surprised how a coat of paint can make a dreadfull wall look half decent :)

We've just painted the walls downstairs even though they are full of cracks and dents because I just couldn't stand to look at the sickening yellow and terracotta anymore and there's no point in plastering them yet because we've got some MAJOR demolition work to do downstairs :evil: They don't look too bad now :)

[vix]

On the conversation we were having 3 pages back - we aren't too far from you either so let us know when this mini meet is :p

[Piggymon]

Absolutely ! I'll post in the Meet Section when I find out the house is free next :)

I won't be organising anything other than floorspace but we all know we just need to be in the same place to have a great time :D

[Tak]

Do they need plastering ? can you get away with filling and then painting ? You'd be surprised how a coat of paint can make a dreadfull wall look half decent :)


This is an option as at some point we want to put the meter cupboard outside which would mean more plastering where the cupboard gets ripped out.

We though about just trying to fill in but some of it is terrible - whoever did the plastering before needs to be shot :shocked:

Currently I'm not too fussed - even with bare walls and huge tester spots, it already looks 100% better than before :shocked:

I need to buy myself a sander though - there are bits of the coving still stuck to the wall and ceiling which need sanding off, and eventually I want to sand all the bannisters :shocked:

Mic finds it funny that I'm the one who keeps looking at all the power tools :D :embarassed:

[Tak]

I won't be organising anything other than floorspace

*Dibbsy on some* :p :p

[Piggymon]

*reserved* :D

[Haly]

I might be able to/would realllllly want to (:D) depending on when :)

[Jhadur]

*Dibbsy on some* :p :p

Me too please. ;) :)

Oh and Daz you're a pervert :p Thinking things like that. :)

[Daz]

I'm a pervert for much better reasons, I can assure you :D

[Pickers]

We just can't afford a plasterer to come in and skim the room which it desperatly needs before we paint it.
Can I ask what has made you decide it needs skimming? Only, Me and pheebs have spent today ripping wallpaper down from one room and we have plans to paint it...

[Tak]

It was shoddily done in the first place, there are ripples and dents esp round edges like the fire place, the door and the windows.

We just felt that if we were going to paint it, the dodgy bits will just show up more.

[Feek]

The Pigmopad is looking really good, I don't think it's that long since I was there last but popped in on Wednesday and the rooms that are done look really good :D

[Robert]

Any more pictures? I love watching projects from beginning to end, although I prefer to look at pictures when the whole thing is finished rather than wait ages to see the final result :p

[Desmo]

Should have some more pics by tomorrow as the new carpet is being put in upstairs :D

[Piggymon]

I want the carpet dude to turn up NOW .. I want to put the wardrobes up !!!!! *impatient*

[Piggymon]

This is like waiting for Santa on Christmas eve :(

I'm jumping off the sofa to look out the window every time a van goes passed :/

I WANT MY CARPET DAMMIT !

Gotta go out at 12 and I want to put the wardrobes up first

[Desmo]

Wohoo, carpet guy is here :D

[Piggymon]

Yay new carpet !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015471.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015481.jpg

Will take more pics when we've put the wardrobes up and the room is a bit nearer completion :)

[Tak]

Looks very nice :)

I wish I had your good taste (and some money to actually do something :( )

[Piggymon]

We had to take out a loan to get the upstairs done and will have to remortgage to get the downstairs done :/ Luckily we do have a very nice chunk of equity to play with :)

So far the upstairs has cost about 5/6K ... doing all this work isn't cheap :(

Piggypad cost about 25K !!!

I don't think I have brilliant taste but I do like to go for all creams/neutrals .. I don't think you can ever go wrong with those tones :)

[Tak]

We already have a loan each and we're only a year into our mortgage :undecided:

I just have to try and remember that both loans finish in 3 years and as long as we can keep an eye on our credit cards, everything will suddenly get a lot easier.

But sometimes 3 years seems like so far away :(

[Pheebs]

Wow, looks fab piggy! Decorating can dent the wallet majorly... luckily for us this place only really needs sprucing up as opposed to major renovation.

Though saying that we're considering getting a driveway put in which is going to eat up our savings! D'oh!

Keep the piccies coming and keep up the good work! :)

[Haly]

Amazing what a difference a nice carpet can make :)
It looks like a home now :D

[Piggymon]

We already have a loan each and we're only a year into our mortgage :undecided:

I just have to try and remember that both loans finish in 3 years and as long as we can keep an eye on our credit cards, everything will suddenly get a lot easier.

But sometimes 3 years seems like so far away :(

I know the feeling, we've got I think 2 loans and 2 credit agreements finishing about March/April time next year and a car loan finishing in June .. by this time next year we won't know what to do with ourselves ;D

The wait is hard though :(

Thanks Pheebs - I really wish sometimes all this place needed was a lick of paint rather than major work in every room but then it's nice that we're doing it together now - it feels like OUR home rather than me moving into his home :)

Has everyone seen the before pics or should I post some ?

[Pheebs]

Post some post some post some! :D

[Piggymon]

Our bedroom :

Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC00827.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC00829.jpg

After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015381.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC010131.jpg

Spare Room :

Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC00848.jpg

After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC015471.jpg

Bathroom :

Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC008821.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC008871.jpg

After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC010631.jpg

We've still got a chunk to do upstairs before it's finished but we've done the worst of it now yay !

Pheebs, if you haven't seen the PiggyPad pics check out this link :

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/PiggyPad/

I spent SIX MONTHS solid doing that place and when I finally got it spot on ... I moved ! :'(

[Desmo]

I don't think I have brilliant taste
Of course you have, you chose me ;)

Sticking to a similar range of colours/theme throughout the house actually makes it much easier to do IMO. Most of our colours are very similare with just slight variations as we go. It also helps that our tastes are pretty much the same :)

[Kell_ee001]

Sticking to a similar range of colours/theme throughout the house actually makes it much easier to do IMO.

I agree. We did the same thing and it worked a treat :)

I'm sure you'll make it perfect Piggy :) I was concerned you'd have issues with a small bathroom but it looks really good - well done!

[Piggymon]

We did some more minor work this weekend .... WE FITTED A DISHWASHER WOHOOOO !!!! :D

It's only a slimline one, Desmo's sister has just had her kitchen re-fitted with all new appliances so we got the dishwasher ! I love it I love it !. Living here is the first time I've been without a dishwasher and it's been driving me up the wall :p

We're off to IKEA tomorrow hopefully to get the rest of the stuff for the wardrobes and the dining table for downstairs. Once all that's done I'll post some more piccies :)

[Desmo]

We did some more minor work this weekend .... DESMO BODGED A DISHWASHER WOHOOOO !!!! :D
Corrected ;)

We couldn't get hold of any of the right parts to fit in a second waste so I bodged it up for the time being. Still works a treat though, lol

[Stan_Lite]

Good DIY is part organisation and part improvisation :D

Stan :)

[Piggymon]

It's all done properly now YAY !

[Desmo]

Yep, I'm now a fully qualified plumber after we got some new kit and I took out all the old stuff from under the sink and put in the new bits 'n' pieces :D

[Stan_Lite]

the new bits 'n' pieces

That'll be technical jargon then will it? Mr Qualified Plumber :D

Stan :)

[Piggymon]

The spare room is now pretty much finished. For the first time in 10 years I have wardrobes and my clothes are all organised YAY !!

I have nearly a whole drawer dedicated to Gym clothes ;D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Pigmo2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Pigmo4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Pigmo3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Pigmo5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Pigmo.jpg

[Dee]

Looking at the PiggyPad, was that your own place? Or were you sharing with someone? :)

[Piggymon]

That was all mine :D

It was an old building which belonged to my parents, I sold my previous house and used the proceeds of the sale to pay for all the building work - I'll tell you all about it in 2 weeks ;)

[Kell_ee001]

I'll tell you all about it in 2 weeks ;)

\o/

Can't wait to hear your secrets! ;D

[Piggymon]

It's not that exciting :p

I was just being lazy and not typing it all out ;D

[lostkat]

Looking good Piggy :)

Hey, just looked through the Piggypad pics. That's the Ikea kitchen that we like!! We even want the dark worktop. Looks really nice! Oooh, I'm so excited about decorating :D

Where did you get those lovely wooden mirrors from by the way?

[Piggymon]

The kitchen in PiggyPad was from B&Q and cost just under 2K inc all the applicances ! - apart from the Fridge & Freezer :)

I can't remember where I got the mirrors from, I think they were from the Range but I've had them for YEARS !

[Desmo]

Has anybody noticed how I only get one cupboard with one drawer and junk in the bottom whilst Piggy gets one large cupboard with two drawers and a smaller cupboard with three drawers....and no junk.

[JodieG]

Has anybody noticed how I only get one cupboard with one drawer and junk in the bottom whilst Piggy gets one large cupboard with two drawers and a smaller cupboard with three drawers....and no junk.


Lol it's the same with us, Cliff has the built in wardrobe which isn't very big and we bought a huge wardrobe with a big bit in the middle with 3 drawers below and 2 parts either side as well which is all mine ;D He also uses the spare room built in wardrobe for his suits at the moment though.



It looks really great :) I really enjoy decorating, we painted our living room a few weeks ago and can't wait to get the dining room done too.

[BBx]

The spare room is now pretty much finished. For the first time in 10 years I have wardrobes and my clothes are all organised YAY !!

I have nearly a whole drawer dedicated to Gym clothes ;D






http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Pigmo5.jpg



Loving the 'Piggy sized' rail in this wardrobe :) awww *hugs*

BB x

[Treefrog]

Loving the 'Piggy sized' rail in this wardrobe :) awww *hugs*

BB x
Now there's an idea, split the wardrobe use 50/50!

Desmo, you have the top half ...

[Piggymon]

Hey it fits my ickle clothes ;D

[Piggymon]

We've been busy bees again !

Have now sorted out the second room downstairs so it looks like an actual dining room :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/dining.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/dining2.jpg

Also started work on the jungle, We've cleared the side path and patio and just have to jetwash the patio tomorrow. We've also been given some decking squares so have put those on the side to make for an nicer pathway. Haven't finished yet so just some before pics for now :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/side.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/side2.jpg

Found a little friend in an old bucket

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Frog.jpg

Will post more garden pics tomorrow once we've finished jetwashing

[Tak]

Found a little friend in an old bucket

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Frog.jpg


Aww - cuteness in a bucket :D

[Piggymon]

We left him in there but he hopped out about an hour ago :(

[vix]

Aww - cuteness in a bucket :D

lol!

House looks gorgeous Piggy, yours and Desmos hard work is really paying off.

[lostkat]

lol!

House looks gorgeous Piggy, yours and Desmos hard work is really paying off.
Agreed. You're both doing an absolutely fantastic job on it :) Hope ours ends up as nice as that!

[Aitch]

It is all looking great! You guys have worked really hard & the results so far are great. I love the way you have done it- it has a really stylish, cohesive look.

Good luck with the garden that is a big job! But it will be worth it you have a good sized space out there.

Your well ordered wardrobes remind me I must sort out my dressing room though- it seems to be full to bursting :embarassed:

[Piggymon]

Aww thanks Girls :) Went to Wyevale today to get some bits and bobs and now really really can't wait to get the garden finished - hopefully in time for summer next year !

Before pic of the patio taken yesterday :


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/mess.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/junglemess.jpg

We mainly concentrated on clearing the patio and the side yesterday but we cut a fair bit back as well - it's not great but it's better than what it was and will do until we can afford to do it all properly :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/patio.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/patio2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/decking.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/garden.jpg

Look at what we have to cut back !!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/jungle4.jpg

[Dymetrie]

Look at what we have to cut back !!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/jungle4.jpg

I could try and possibly borrow a Katana and come and assist if you'd like...

[Piggymon]

Good idea ! ;) ;D

[Dymetrie]

Good idea ! ;) ;D

Ok, I'll see if I can get two...

It'll be like a long haired, 6' tall flymo :p

[Tak]

Ok, I'll see if I can get two...

It'll be like a long haired, 6' tall flymo :p

*Giggles manically at the mental image*

[Piggymon]

More work done ! - Not a lot by us though :p

Got the scabby windows in the bathroom replaced

Before :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC009471.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC010651.jpg

After :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Bathroom2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/bathroom.jpg

The window behind the bath was clear glass so we had to use a board to protect our privacy and our neighbour's eyes ;D Now we have frosted glass there the bathroom is so much lighter !

Just have to get the glass cleaned, reveals replastered, touch up a little paint and then get some window dressings on them :)

[Mark]

No openable windows? :undecided:

Not criticism, just surprised. :)

[Piggymon]

We've never ever opened the windows so when it came to getting them made by our friend we went for simple ;D

[Mark]

Fair enough. Almost always have mine open - especially when in the shower/bath. :)

[Desmo]

No, we haven't really done any more work :embarassed:

But I have done some design work for our next major stage :D
I've been using SketchUp 5 to create a 3D rendering of the house. I'll be going right from the front of the driveway to the very back of the garden. I've done the basics of the front rooms that will be knocked into one. I still need to add another chimney breast and the stairs, then I can pop in some more furniture to see how it all fits :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Designs/frontroom1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Designs/frontroom2.jpg

Next major step is to add the driveway and kitchen. Then I'll start working on the garden. Another plus is that this is cheaper than doing it all for real ;D

[Will]

I look forward to seeing that lounge after it's been sorted. :)

I forgot to mention, you realise your loo wobbles? Or was it just my hangover doing that? :p

[Desmo]

Yep, it does wobble :p

We need to do some work behind it to box in the pipes so I didn't see much point in screwing it down. We really should warn people more often ;D

[Pickers]

trial version of sketchup 5?

[Desmo]

Full pro version I "aquired" :)

[Pickers]

trying out google sketchup... damn tricky on a laptop touchpad. Handy that you can import stuff from an online warehouse - like ikea furniture..
Will have a play later!

[Desmo]

Yeah, there are loads of libraries to grab ready made items from. Doing the kitchen will be great, chucking in all the washing machines, sinks and fridges :D

[Pickers]

Yeah, there are loads of libraries to grab ready made items from. Doing the kitchen will be great, chucking in all the washing machines, sinks and fridges :D

Ironically, putting them into the program will probably take longer than putting them in for real ;)

[Desmo]

Yeah, more than likely ;D It can get a bit frustrating sometimes :/
Just been looking at the SU Podium plugin I'll try tonight. It does full image rendering so will hopefully get some good pics :D

[lostkat]

And here's me drawing it all on squared paper :embarassed: ;D

[Desmo]

Nothing wrong with squared paper :p

After realising I'd made some basic errors with the last model (well I am a noob at this) I decided I'd be better off starting again :D

So, here's the new downstairs plan along with a clay render :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Designs/HouseEmpty.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Designs/HouseEmptyClay.jpg

[Pickers]

looking good!! :D
I'm going to clean up the damp damage in the bedroom tomorrow, then we will be in a position to paint it finally :D
Its always nice when there has been little progress, then it suddenly all happens.

[Desmo]

Haven't done much more to the model as I've been playing with some new rendering software :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Designs/GILowSmall.jpg


Pickers, if you want to do some rendering from SketchUp, look up Kerkythea....it's damn good. But best of all, it's FREE :)

[Desmo]

Well no, of course there no more work been done....but I have been playing again :p

None of these things are quite finished but you get the idea.

Front Room : Shows the amount of space we should have with a few bits of furniture chucked in.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Designs/FrontRoom.jpg

Kitchen : Walls wont be this colour :p Need to add more cupboards and doors yet.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Designs/Kitchen.jpg

Garden Decking and Patio : Plenty of space for BBQ's :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Designs/Decking.jpg

Rest of Garden : Loads of lawn with a barrier (wont be fence panels) hiding the shed at the end :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/Designs/Garden.jpg

[Will]

ooooh I like the garden. :cool:

[Desmo]

I'll be putting a gate in the back fence so I can get the bike down the alleyway and into the shed :D
Will also have a hard patio in front of the shed instead of grass.

[Burble]

Is that a TV poking into the bay window I see there? :)

[Desmo]

Sure is. Should be a 40" flatscreen :D

[Piggymon]

Hey, put the bloody fireplaces in !! :angry:

[Desmo]

Oh yeah, keep forgetting those :p
Maybe I'll pop them in tonight :)

[Piggymon]

I want fireplaces *stamps feet* :p

[Pickers]

Desmo that looks whicked mate!! wish I had the patience to do what you've done there!! I get a headache concentrating too hard ;)

[Roberta]

Nice.

I've planned a 'secret garden' at the end of mine which is hidden by fruit bushes and trellis so that you can't see it unless you know it's there.

[Tak]

Looks great :D

Do you want to come and plan ours for us too ;D ;D

[Piggymon]

Little Update.

Things are getting done in preperation for the big downstairs work which should hopefully be starting 1st week in March !

Have had 2 kitchens designed, 1 at MFI which was a bit pants but pretty much within budget at £5K and the other one was at magnet, much better designed and to bring it within budget we decided against all the fancy add ons .. but nooooo .. even with a £6K discount it was coming in at £10K !!! ... And no it wasn't gold plated :shocked:

Going to B&Q on Wed to get one done there, it's really what we want and we're confident it will be within budget - we want this one :

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/images/product/largeImage/Wlnut_Stle_Shkr_RS_Plain_hg.jpg

Walnut shaker style with a Ice White solid surface worktop with the sink moulded in.

Double glazing is all sorted - dude is coming here next friday to seal the deal.

2 Sash windows, 1 sash bay, French doors, new back door, new composite front door, 2 normal windows in kitchen ( inc bricking up door to create window ) and 2 new windows in bathroom for just under £6K :)

Went over to DFS today and ordered our Sofa - it's a 3 seater sofabed with footstool and chair, just over £1200 and will be delivered 1st week in May

http://www.dfsonline.co.uk/product.php?product=2326&cat=160

We've ordered it in a chocolate colour scheme.

Things left to do :

Sort out builder to knock down walls
Sort out plasterer
Sort out joiner
Sort out flooring

Whilst all of this is being done we're going to live with Jamie's parents.

Can't believe we're finally getting the downstairs done .. YAY !!! :D

[Haly]

Sounds good :)
Like the look of the sofa and the kitchen, nice colour choices :D

[Priestess]

First photo, is that underwear on the drier ?

* gets kleenex *

Have you noticed its always blokes that notice the underwear first :D lol

[Lynnie_pitch nee Leigh]

Oooo love the sofa and the kitchen.

The sofa is similar to ours :)

[Haly]

The sofa is similar to ours :)

It'll be uber comfortable to sleep on then :D

[Desmo]

It'll be uber comfortable to sleep on then :D
Especially as it also does this ;)

http://www.dfsonline.co.uk/product_big.php?product=2356&cat=161&offset=0&ret_page=cat_product_list.php

[Haly]

Very nice :D

[Piggymon]

Got some good news about Piggypad today - It's worth at least £100K !!! ... it was £70K 2 years ago :)

[Admiral Huddy]

Don't forget, if you need a hand.. give me a bell.. :)

[Piggymon]

We like our house standing ty !! :p




Only kidding Paul, that's a lovely offer thank you :)

[Piggymon]

oooh - you could help us demolish the kitchen if you like ? I think you'd be quite good at that ;D

[Admiral Huddy]

oooh - you could help us demolish the kitchen if you like ? I think you'd be quite good at that ;D


bloody cheek of it :p haha

The front extension of my house still stands....


.. it even looks straight if you tilt your head :D

[Piggymon]

hehe ! :D

Got an estate agent coming round on thurs - I want to see how much this place is worth now as I'm curious as to how much value we're adding on vs costs

[Von Smallhausen]

A woman across the street from me bought an upstairs flat with loft conversion for 100k in october .... it's up for 142k now. She spent 30k on it and I don't think she realises that she will not get that.

I live over the road, downstairs flat .. 90k

[Desmo]

There's only one time I'll care what this gaff is worth...and it's not now :p

[Von Smallhausen]

6 years ago, my flat was worth 30k. Sadly, I didn't own it then.

Des, I hope you have planned for a proper slate bed pool table in your gaff.

The trick is to put a lace cover and some flowers over it when not in use so Piggy doesn't realise.

[Piggymon]

Lace my arse ! :p

I'm not bothered by how much it's worth as we're doing to work to make for a lovely home and not to make more money but I'm curious :)

[Piggymon]

GRRR @ B&Q !!! :angry:

Went to get our kitchen designed last night, told them what we wanted.

B&Q : Oh, you want a solid worktop ? We only do that fitted only
US : That's ok, I don't mind paying for the worktop
B&Q : No you have to pay for the WHOLE kitchen to be fitted


ok, bit peed off but we go through the quote - comes to the end and the fitting is about as much as the damn kitchen .. which isn't cheap :angry:

Just been on the phone to customer services trying to sort it out :/

[Desmo]

You haven't said that what makes it more frustrating is the 5 pro kitchen fitter mates that I've got who will do it for peanuts :/

[Admiral Huddy]

Get an idependant kitchen fitter. I have a number of a decent chap who's done a lot of work for me. The advantage is, is that that you get what you want and it can work out cheaper.

[Piggymon]

That's what we want to do Paul, we have a kitchen fitter in the family who will do it for next to nothing but B&Q REFUSE to supply the Kitchen & Worktop without them fitting it !!

I can understand the worktop because it's specialised and would be happy to pay for that but I refuse to pay for them to fit the units when we can get it done at a fraction of the price and a lot quicker ! ( they are currently quoting 15weeks for installation )

Spoke to a nice chap at B&Q who agreed with everything I said and gave me the number of the company who supply them with the worktops :D

Just waiting for B&Q to come back to me with our measurements so we can get the quote done elsewhere


****ERS !

[Piggymon]

http://www.sheridan-uk.com/ Worktop peeps !

[Piggymon]

I've just had a price from B&Q excluding the worktops and fitting .. the original quote was just under £7K










£2.5K :shocked:

What a ******* saga !

[Burble]

That sort of price drop is very common with double glazing but so far I've not found that sort of drop with a kitchen. I'd be very happy if I could, my kitchen is smaller than yours and for the stuff I want I've been quoted £9.5K :/

[Piggymon]

Christ ! .. gold plated taps ? :shocked:

Where have you been to get quotes ?

MFI & Magnet are very expensive. We were quoted £10.5K with magnet

[Burble]

So far I've only been to a couple of independant companies.

It's the granite worktops and splashbacks that are really hurting the price.

When I'm back from holiday I'll ring a few more companies and get some more quotes. £9.5k was more than I wanted to pay!

[Piggymon]

I'll let you know what we get quoted for the worktops & upstands.

B&Q's cabinets are very nice and reasonable - the £2.5K quote was including all cabinets, soft close drawers, intergrated Fridge/Freezer, 6 burner gas hob, double oven and chimney

You could get the cabinets from them and then the worktops from eleswhere.

EDIT : and semi-intergrated dishwasher

[Burble]

£2.5k for all that lot? Blimey, that's good going. I looked at the worktop link you posted so I'd already planned to give them a shout and see what it'll cost direct from them.

[Piggymon]

As I said to the B&Q chap, their products are excellent and so are their prices ..... apart from the fitting charges which are waaaaaay OTT.

Really hope these guys can sort our worktop out - I'm on the verge of crying because I can't get the kitchen I want :(

[Burble]

I'm sure you'll be able to get what you want, although it may take a bit of looking around. I think you were pretty lucky finding those lovely windows so quickly so it'll all balance out :)

[Piggymon]

It's just so bloody frustrating :(

We've spent weeks looking at kitchens, finally decided on this one and then it gets taken away from us :/

If it came down to it I would bite the bullet and pay for it to be fitted IF there wasn't this 3 month+ waiting list !

We could change the worktop for a normal one and it would be a damnsite cheaper and we could get it done all within our timescale but I know everytime I went into the kitchen I would be thinking " I didn't really want you ".

The reason we really want the solid surface is that the kitchen is going to be a U shape but due to where the boiler and the window is the sink will be off centre. If we have a moulded or undermounted sink then it won't be noticable.

Hopefully these worktop guys can come back with a price within budget and a delivery/installation time within our timeframe :)

[Desmo]

The reason we really want the solid surface is that the kitchen is going to be a U shape but due to where the boiler and the window is the sink will be off centre. If we have a moulded or undermounted sink then it won't be noticable.
Is it? I don't think that's really a problem. I just want it cos they look nice :)

If all else fails, the B&Q kitchen plus the Magnet worktop brings us up to budget ;)

[Piggymon]

Huddy - you don't know any plasterers do you mate ?

[Blackstar]

Hardly a renovation but i'm redecorating my room and bathroom. The bathroom is half way to being completed, just needs the floor tiled and accessories put in.
I'll take pictures of my room before i start i've choosen the colour, needs a lot of work but hopefully Martin will be able to help.

[Piggymon]

We're getting there.

This evening we had a builder and a plasterer round to quote, tomorrow we have another builder and on wed we have a joiner round to quote for the stairs.

Windows are booked in for 3rd week in March.

Skip is coming on the 1st of March ( I have a day off work ). I'll be spending that day sorting out all the ****e in the shed and cupboad under the stairs - we're hoping to then spend the weekend ripping out the kitchen :D

Tomorrow we're ordering the kitchen, has about an 8 week wait so we're doing that first then sorting the worktops out afterwards - we're probably going for the solid surface but need to wait for other quotes to come in before we can work out if it comes within budget

Need to get the place empty and ready for the builders by about the 8th of March.

The point where I start thinking " oh crap why did we start doing this " is coming ever closer :/

[Haly]

The point where I start thinking " oh crap why did we start doing this " is coming ever closer :/

Just remember how fantastic it's going to look when it's all complete :)

[lostkat]

It'll definitely be worth it in the end. Sure, it'll be awful whilst they're doing it but once it's all finished you'll be so pleased with it. Little bits fall off and break in our kitchen every day, and the job becomes more and more urgent... we just need to cash to do it... and the lounge... and the hall... and the bathroom etc. etc. :)

[Roberta]

I am so sick of living in what looks like a builders yard.

[Piggymon]

I'm just glad we're moving out whilst the work is being done - I'd go potty otherwise :/

Have some good news about the worktops

All fully fitted with a moulded sink comes to £2.5K so we're within budget for the kitchen :D

We're going to order the B&Q kitchen today :)

YAY !

[Blackstar]

I'm just glad we're moving out whilst the work is being done - I'd go potty otherwise :/

Have some good news about the worktops

All fully fitted with a moulded sink comes to £2.5K so we're within budget for the kitchen :D

We're going to order the B&Q kitchen today :)

YAY !
I wish i could offer you the use of my card for this Piggy but as it's an order i really can't due to the names being different :(

[Piggymon]

Aww don't be silly Paula, the thought hadn't even crossed my mind :)

Thanks for thinking of us :)

[Blackstar]

I know you wouldn't expect it Piggy :) if i'm ever down in your neck of the woods i'm more than happy to raid b&q with you guys. They treat me like crap so i should really make more use of the benefits. :p

[Pheebs]

Oooooooooo! Any pics of the B&Q Kitch?! I love kitchens, they're soooo fab!

[Desmo]

Only a crap little one off their website. I'll see if I can grab a phone cam pic in the store tonight :)

[Blackstar]

I want to go and buy the paint for my room:(

[Piggymon]

We forgot to take the pic :/

Ah well all ordered, being delivered the 20th of April.

Windows being done on the 19th of March, builder the week before.

Joiner has been round and needs to come back next week to quote, plasterer should be coming back to us tomorrow

*phew* It's all go !

[Desmo]

And we only just managed to pay for it :D

Our cheque came through this morning whilst at work so it's not been paid into the bank yet. B&Q needed full payment so we decided to put it on my credit card and pay it off once the cheque is in. So half way through all the paperwork it occured to me that I'd need the PIN for my CC. Now my CC was issued back in 2004, way before chip and pin so I've never used the PIN and don't know what it is. I asked if I could sign for it but that wasn't allowed. We were stuck :/

But then I had a brainwave (you've got to think on your feet ;)) I told the woman I'd phone the store from my mobile and pay over the phone :D

I think she thought I was joking but I said I could do that, not sign and not need my PIN. In the end we went to the till and she run it through there manually as a telesales order. SORTED!!!! ;D

[Blackstar]

Does your card have a chip on it? If it doesn't then she could have just put it through. I do it all the time, although i'm not ment to.

[Desmo]

Yep, card does have a chip but I don't know the PIN.

[Piggymon]

Builder is booked, Plasterer is booked, windows are booked. Joiner has been pretty much sorted.

This morning we cleared out the shed in preperation for storing our stuff - we need to get the downstairs pretty much empty :shocked:

Tomorrow we'll be sorting out all the cupboards and getting stuff packed away.

Next weekend we'll be ripping the kitchen out and moving out .. ARGH !!!

[Kell_ee001]

Good luck! :D Sounds like you need it :p

[Piggymon]

It's going to be hard work :/



But worth it :D

[Treefrog]

But then I had a brainwave (you've got to think on your feet ;)) I told the woman I'd phone the store from my mobile and pay over the phone :D
Hehe - top marks for quick thinking there Jamie :)

[Piggymon]

Cleared out the cupboard under the stairs today .. house now looks like a bombsite :/

[Piggymon]

Uh oh, the mass buying of tester pots has begun !

Why is it something looks looovely in a book but when you paint it on the wall it looks like puke :huh:

[Kell_ee001]

Oh the fun of tester pots! :D

[Haly]

I got lucky when choosing the paint for my room, first pot looked perfect :D

[Pebs]

I've just painted all my kitchen and I dont think I like the colour :( I still have the entire back room and porch to paint before thursday morning so I dont think I can be arsed to paint it again, so Im gutted :/

[Piggymon]

Aww what's wrong with it ?

Pics ? :)

[Pebs]

its a bit bleugh (thats a proper decorators technical term ;) ) The kitchen has been retiled with black slate tiles with a glass border and it now has black work surfaces. I wanted a stone coloured paint...it was fine when it was wet but now its dried its really....stoney :/ I cant describe it. I'm going to do a couple of surfaces with duckegg blue, see if that lifts it a bit.

I'll do pics when Im done troughing chinese takeaway :/

[Blackstar]

Well i have choosen a nice pale green for my room called willow tree, i've got the paint and the helpers but i need to finish painting my bathroom. :(

[lostkat]

Well i have choosen a nice pale green for my room called willow tree, i've got the paint and the helpers but i need to finish painting my bathroom. :(
Our bedroom walls are Dulux Willow Tree. It's a gorgeous colour :)

[Pebs]

Duckegg to the rescue! Phew!

I'll start a seperate thread in a week or two when things are getting finished and show some pics :)

[Piggymon]

ARGGHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111

*breathes*

WTF is it with tradesmen and letting you down ! ARGH !!!

The stairs is the last thing to be sorted out. 2/3 weeks ago I phone a joiner and he comes round a few days later .. he thought we just wanted a ready made MDF jobby so said he would have to get another dude round and said he would phone me ... a week later no luck so I left a message.

Didn't get back to me the next day so I rang again and finally spoke to him. Said he would call his joiner .... again ... and get back to me last friday.

I'm now pissed off so phone another joiner who comes round last Friday, seemed to be ok. Said he would get a quote in the post.

Today comes round and no sign so I call .. no answer - leave a message asking him to get back to me urgently. Nothing by this evening so I've just phoned ANOTHER joiner who is hopefully coming round tomorrow night

*is pissed off*

[Kell_ee001]

*hugs Piggy*

Make sure if you see him again that you give him a proper piggy-slap! :(

[Piggymon]

Finally got a quote through the letter box today lol

Bloody tradesmen !

We've just sorted out the kitchen - cupboards are now empty ready for tomorrow's destruction ;D

All the boxes in the dining room will be relocated to the shed and upstairs and we've FINALLY decided on colours.

Pics :-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02175.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02182.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02178.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02177.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02179.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02180.jpg

[Kell_ee001]

eerrrr.... looking forward to the after pics! :p ;D

[Piggymon]

So am I !!!! .... The kitchen is the worst room in the house but doing what we need to do is going to cost mega bucks so we had to wait until the current mortgage deal finished so we could remortgage to get the cash to do the downstairs.

When we move back in it will feel like we're moving into a new house ;D

[Tak]

LOLage at Jamie in the last piccy ;D

[Piggymon]

Was wondering how long it would take for someone to spot him ;)

[Piggymon]

The corner wall where the boiler is, that's an outside loo.

That wall is being knocked down to square off the kitchen and we're going to be putting a window there :)

The floorboards look half decent in the photo but they're actually rather poo so we're plyboarding the floor and then getting a cherry oak type floor fitted.

http://www.karndean.com/images/gallery_photos/VanGoghVGW54T_A4V2.jpg

Fireplaces are being knocked out and replaced with a nice simple hole in the wall where we're going to put candles and pebbles and stuff

It's destruction day WOOOOT !!!

[Piggymon]

Destruction complete :cool:

We're knackered !

Kitchen now gutted apart from a few tiles and the sink unit :-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02184.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02185.jpg

Awwww look, poor ickle cabinets all outside !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02186.jpg

[Kell_ee001]

aawww!

Let the big work begin! :D

[Piggymon]

The walls are down !! :D

Will take some pics tonight and get Jamie to upload them tomorrow at work

Me have no interweb apart from work :/

[Piggymon]

Builder has finished ! .. Took some pics last night and hopefully Jamie will get a chance to upload them today.

Windows starting Monday :cool:

[Pebs]

That was speedy!

[Desmo]

First we cleared out the house, ready for some destruction...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02188.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02189.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02190.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02191.jpg

[Desmo]

...then some of the walls fell down...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02193.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02194.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02195.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02200.jpg

[Desmo]

...and now the props are gone...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02202.jpg

...and the fireplaces look like this...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02197.jpg


I haven't got the camera today so can't show pics of the stairs ripped out or the window out back.
Roll on Monday when the new windows and doors are being fitted :D

[Daz]

Destruction is COOL :D

[Kell_ee001]

Destruction is COOL :D

:cool:

[Pebs]

That WAS quick then! You found a good builder finally then, excellent!

I seem to remember you're not a fan of UPVC, what are you going for with the windows?

[Desmo]

Well, actually, it is PVC ;D

But we've gone for full sash style windows complete with horns and bars. Should look as close to the originals as we can get. We weren't against PVC as such, just against the normal style on our house. It just wouldn't look right. It's cost us more to get the sash style but I think it will look just right :)

We've gone for normal windows in the kitchen and bathroom though. And don't forget the new doors to...WOOT!!! :D

[lostkat]

Are you getting those coloured composite doors? I think they're gorgeous, and if we could have afforded to splash out I'd have insisted on us having one.

I'm liking your RSJ too. Only the most bestest people have RSJs in their lounge :cool:

Glad it's finally all happening though. It's going to look fantastic when it's done and you won't know what to do with all the space in the lounge :D

[Desmo]

Yep, getting a nice blue composite front door with all the chrome fittings :D

[Treefrog]

Looking good.
Well, actually, it looks like a bomb site, but you know what I mean ;)

[Will]

Wow quick progress! Nicely done guys! I bet it's exciting seeing the transformation happening! :cool:

[mejinks]

Wow, well done. That is some destruction.

[Desmo]

Ooopps, we've got no stairs :/

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02207.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02206.jpg

Well actualy, they were ripped out last week but I've only just uploaded the pics :p

[Desmo]

And here we have our two kitchen windows...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02228.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02227.jpg

...along with two bathroom windows...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02224.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02223.jpg

[Desmo]

And finally my favourites. Our front and rear bedroom sash windows :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02225.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02219.jpg

Obviously there's still some making good to be done, but you get the idea :)

Today they should be fitting the bay window and the french doors and maybe even our front and kitchen doors as well. Although they might have to leave those until tomorrow.

[Von Smallhausen]

Looking good Jim.:)

Instead of using scaffold poles for support, I personally would have bricked a certain lanky forum owner in there instead. ;)

[Desmo]

The windows really are cracking :D

We'll get a daylight shot of the outside, you can see they look just like the originals which is what we really wanted. SUPERB!!!!

[Piggymon]

Sorted some more bits out today -kitchen worktop should be installed just before the essex meet ;D

[Pebs]

I love those sash windows, they look fantastic!

[Desmo]

My super secret spy tells me we have a new front door, french doors and bay windows :D

[leowyatt]

My super secret spy tells me we have a new front door, french doors and bay windows :D

hmmm wonder who the spy could be :p

[Desmo]

It's not Sinead :p

[leowyatt]

well no as she's at work, i think it's someone else who can actually see your front door from theirs ;) ;D

[Desmo]

Hehe. You got it. I never know who knows and who doesn't know. But if you do know the you know and if you don't know then you wont know.

My secret spy has also let themselves in for a snoop around ;D

[Matblack]

Hehe. You got it. I never know who knows and who doesn't know. But if you do know the you know and if you don't know then you wont know.

My secret spy has also let themselves in for a snoop around ;D

I know ;)

Looks nice :)

MB

[Admiral Huddy]

Nice one both of you.. looks really different already. I love projects like these.

Who did the lintel? How far in does it go at the ends?

[Desmo]

Who did the lintel? How far in does it go at the ends?
On the main wall? Was done by the builder and it's a smidgen over a brick each side.

[Dymetrie]

I know I get about and am the only official 'spy' here...

But it's not me :p

Jamie, Sinead, awesome selection ;)

[Desmo]

OK, the windows and doors are finished (Well almost). The wrong panels in the kitchen door were ordered so they're coming back to swap those over. They also noticed a scratch on a handle and some damaged lock pieces so they're replacing them too. Excellent company to deal with.

So, here's the main changes out front.

Old...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02213.jpg


...and new...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02251.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02249.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02250.jpg

Quite a striking change, I think you'll agree :D
Still need to repaint above the bay window and sort the telephone cable but that won't take too long.

[Desmo]

Now onto indoors...

...inside the bay window.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02254.jpg

These consumer units will be coming down. One is being removed totally whilst the other is being replaced with a new one and will be a bove the front door and then all boxed in.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02255.jpg

The French doors have really increased the light we have.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02258.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02257.jpg

[Desmo]

And let there be light...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02245.jpg


You can see the back of the house...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Pigmo%20Pad/DSC02237.jpg


All of this will be repainted in a cream, apart from the bare brick on the left hand side. We'll give that a good clean up instead.

The plasterer is in on Monday to start his work so the room should really start to take some shape :)

[vix]

You have the same door handle as your neighbours :p

It looks great though. I don't know how you had the vision when you bought the house, I'd have run away screaming, but you are going to put so much value on it as well as making it a lovely place to live.

[Will]

It's a HUGE improvement! It's starting to come together really nicely - me like a lot! :cool:

[Desmo]

Cheers guys :) It's been a hard slog organising everything but we're slowly getting there.

Having to live at the rents is handy...but I really miss our home :/

[Robert]

Nice guys :)

[Pebs]

Incredible difference! Bet you cant wait for it all to be done :)

[lostkat]

I LOOOVE your front door, it's so nice. Massive improvement too. It's going to feel like a new house when you move back in and you'll love it. Amazing how much difference some new windows can make isn't it :) I still love ours, and they were only cheap jobbies. Yours look really nice and in keeping with the house.

[Desmo]

I'm not sure on the brick thing. I was going to have a chat with people over the road as they had their front done a few years back. I think it was sand blasted which just takes off the top layer of crud and dirt. I think we'll get the front done at the same time.

As for removing he paint, I'm really not sure. Could be quite a big job I reckon, hence we'll just be repainting ours in a nicer lighter colour.

[Von Smallhausen]

I'm thinking a nice neon playboy bunny sign for the bay window.

[Piggymon]

I want my intarweb back * sulks*

It's all coming together quite nicely though :)

[Desmo]

I'm thinking a nice neon playboy bunny sign for the bay window.
Already sorted mate :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Odds%20and%20Ends/themansion.jpg


Got my sparky mate in tomorrow morning to wire up the red light and we're all set to go.

[Pebs]

Classy!

[Desmo]

You want the day shift? ;D

[Von Smallhausen]

^^

ROFFLES ! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

There is no substitute for class.

[Von Smallhausen]

I hear Chel girls work for half a lager and ten tabs.

[Daz]

Sort us out a special price Des? :D

[Pebs]

I hear Chel girls work for half a lager and ten tabs.

You still owe me the tabs.