Finishing the inside
Posted by Richard
Once the final screed floor had dried it was time for the stone tiles to go down.
The tiler ensured that the tiles were level and flat. The entire downstairs floor was tiled ready for the electrician to wire in the thermostats and turn the underfloor heating on.
The underfloor heating was finally turned on and what a difference. The stone tiles look fantastic providing and excellent and warm walking surface. The thermostats have to be set quite high until the screed has properly warmed up and then they can be set to the correct settings.
Now the tiles are down we have been able to get on with final carpentry such as the door frames and start final plumbing and installation of the bathrooms.
As you can see the tiles have started to go up on the walls and the bath and toilets have been plumbed in.
Final electrics were carried out ensuring all plugs, sockets, light fittings and entertainment fixings had been installed.
And so we have finally reached the stage where the whole house had been more or less decorated and you really get a very good sense of what the end result will look like. The light neutral paint work and large south facing windows brings in the natural light creating a bright, light spacious warm feeling. The quality of work has been of a very high standard which becomes very apparent as the inside work comes to an end.
The on suite bathroom has been finished and looks wonderful.
The Kitchen has been completely finished with exception to the wooden floors which will go down last of all. the kitchen walls have been beautifully tiled and painted and all the kitchen appliances are now in place and working.
So, what next? Well there are various bits and pieces to do inside before the wooden floors go down. More importantly we have moved back in, albeit downstairs only. The underfloor heating is working a treat and makes an amazing difference.
Upstairs we are waiting for the wood burners to go in and all the doors and then we are pretty much there. The outside is another matter.
We hope to complete the inside within the next week but outside requires at least another couple of months. The cladding needs finishing and then the whole outside of the house can be rendered. The balconies and bridge to the front door still need constructing and vast amounts of earth and top soil need moving.
As for the solar panels we are waiting for the house to be finished and anticipate then going up in July.
So far so good.
