 | The front of the house. This hasn't changed much since October except the Velux windows installed in the roof, and the cement mixer sitting outside the front door (and assorted bags of sand...we've put about 4 tonnes of sand and cement up, and we haven't even rendered the back yet). |
 | The front room hasn't changed a lot either...superficially. But up between the joists is a lot of new wiring, including Cat5e (mmmmm, lan party) |
 | Some of the aforementioned Cat5e plus tv co-ax, in the wiring closet under the stairs (this is where the patch panel and tv signal amp will live) |
 | Looking the other way in the front room. Mainly at plumbing tools. |
 | Some plumbing in the kitchen. The new boiler (tr. American = furnace). This is a condensing boiler, which operates on demand instead of storing a load of hot water (which is inefficient), and also it scavenges heat from the flue. Apparently it gets over 99% of the heat energy into the water, and the flue is almost cold. |
 | Close-up of the water inputs/outputs from the boiler. The gas (the pipe with the valve) is not yet connected. |
 | Some of Duane's (one of the builders) artwork on the scratchcoat. |
 | Out the back, looking at the scaffolding and new windows and the bare stone. I've not been able to have the wall rendered as when it's warm enough, it's pouring with rain, and on sunny days, it's hovering around freezing (and if the cement freezes when wet, it's not good) |
 | The Port St. Mary Grand Canyon, in my back yard. It's the trench for the telephone cable (which was overhead from the pole, but MT said it'd be nice if we could bury it, and we agreed. I was then volunteered to dig the 2-foot deep trench which is harder than you think, especially when you discover a previous owner thought it was a fabulous idea to bury old plant pots and crockery at exactly 1 foot below the surface). |
 | At the top of the stairs, looking down into the front room. New stud wall construction on the right (when complete, consists of the frame, weetabix board on both sides, the gap filled with fibreglass insulation, then plasterboard (tr. American = sheet rock) on top of that, which is then plastered). |
 | The landing. The bathroom is on the right (and you can see the mostly complete stud wall). The stairs are on the left, and bedroom #3 is ahead, and bedroom #1 is beyond the stairs and on the left. |
 | Bedroom #1 looking into the ensuite bathroom. |
 | Ensuite bathroom, looking into the shower enclosure. |
 | Another view of bedroom #1, with my Dad humping some boxes out of the room. |
 | Leaving bedroom #1, and going to bedroom #3. Some of the walls are complete. The wall we're facing only has the scratchcoat on. |
 | Down the hallway, and up some more stairs. Bare plasterboard on the right and some of the wiring ready for a switch to be fitted. |
 | Upper landing, plasterboard going up. |
 | Turning around, and going into bedroom #2, currently in use as a workshop. I've spent many hours in here having a good time with the circular saw. |
 | More of bedroom #2, mostly painted (the window reveals aren't done yet because the windows are being replaced soon). |
 | Going back down the half-flight of stairs, and turning right into bedroom #4, we can look out of the window towards Port Erin. |
 | Some more of bedroom #4, showing the fiddly bits of plasterboard that I had to put up around the dormer. |
 | Back into the landing, then a right turn reveals the test-fitting of the bog in the main bathroom. |
 | How Alec the plasterer does the higher ceilings. Stilts! |