End of Week 19

I have now made a list of all the remaining jobs inside. Crossed a few off already but when they're all crossed off the house is done. Dropped kerb to be done infront of the drive (possibly after BT connect) then ready to be signed off by building control.

Plumber just has to connect gas and sign off then he's done. Bathroom is fitted but I forgot to take a pic. Dimensions worked out well.

The List Is-

Kitchen

-silicone bottom of plinths and w/top joint with tile splashback.
-pelmet around boiler housing (after electrician and plumber)
-tile below boiler housing
-Silicone door threshold to floor.

Bed 1

-Shelf put into wardrobe (after it's been glossed)
-Chrome hanging rail underneath
-Threshold at door (after carpet)

Bed 2

-Both shelves into wardrobe (after glossing)
-Chrome hanging rails underneath each
-Threshold as bed 1
-RH cupboard door plane more clearance
-Bedroom door as above

Bathroom

-Tiling to finish around WC, bath and mosaics upto shower frame.
-Silicone shower enc, bath and wall to floor tile joints.
-Chrome towel rail above rad
-Chrome loo roll holder
-Mirror?
-Tighten shower riser rod

Lounge n/a

Hall

-Celotex ontop of loft hatch (done)
-Plastic trim at bot front door
-Silicone door threshold to floor.

Gloss painting still to be done and a good clean then that's it...

BT duct trench

Kitchen

End of Week 18

All the walls and ceilings are on this week, paint wise. All neutral throughout, as previously mentioned, i'm no interior design expert!

Flooring to the kitchen and hallway done. Still waiting on the thresholds for where the floor finishes at the bedrooms. Pleased with the floor overall. Could have ran it either way through the kitchen as the room is pretty square and has a light source on 3 walls. Spun it 90 degrees to the hallway. You can get an underlay with built in DPM, since i'd already got some underlay I bought a DPM (polly sheet) to put ontop of the concrete slab. To be honest if i'd of had a moisture meter i'd have bet that floor would have been dry enough to do away with the DPM. It certainly isn't going to get any 'damper' now.

All architraves are now on and all but 2 or 3 skirts where I need to finish the ends of the kitchen units first. I ran a bead of sealant on the bottom of the skirts before I butted them down to the floor all for this silly air test. Also sealed where the plasterboard met the stud work before I started the floor!

About a day or so left for me inside fiddling with a few snags, finishing kitchen etc. May also do the prep work for the glossing. Then its onto outside. Fix one downpipe, put up side fence, tidy up front fence, hang 2 gates, finish off gravelling, bury duct which bt have dropped off,  seed lawn, bark planter. That should be it after that.

Plumber was supposed to come Sat to see what he needed to do this week. Let me down. It's a bit out of your hands when subbies let you down. Here's to hoping I get the plumbing done this week. Sparky back for half a day or so after that. Front of the boxing finishing near boiler after the plumber. Few odd bits of tiling after the suite has been fitted. Glossing after that. Carpets fitted, then job done.

End of Week 17

White ceilings this week. Vin's got a couple of coats on today and will start the walls tomorrow. Just getting the emulsion done then off till I'm ready for the glossing.

Seen plumber Friday, says he will be able to come and finish off after next weekend (i.e. week 19) Gas meter due for this Thursday. The fitter who came a few weeks ago had a dodgy meter apparently.

Knocked all the gravel about today. Levelled off around the back and side, got rid of the remaining sand, covered in landscape fabric then gravelled over. 4 Tonne in all but needed one more. I'll have to pick one up loose. I was planning to gravel in the planter too but may bark now.

Spoke to someone about an air test late last week. Apparently behind kitchen units and bath panel are the most common points of failure/leakage. I'll keep this in mind when i'm finishing off the kitchen, i've already gone mad with silicone and boards behind the bath.

Shower has come together. How ever long you think it takes to assemble a shower enclosure, double it! Very fiddly. But went into the space perfectly. All level and plumb. Just needs the mosaics finishing up to the enclosure and sealing then it's done. These had to be left out as they are slightly proud of the rest of the tiles (ceramic against natural stone). Anyway, happy with my carefully planned, wetroom adaptable bathroom.

So this week shall book air test in for when 2nd fix is finished, may finish off fence and gates and hopefully get a chance to seed the lawn. Debating whether to do floor before or after plumbers been back...