Tag: construction
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Renovating the studio – parts 24 and 25
With the skim coat finally a consistent colour, I was able to get two base coats and a soft sheen coat on. Good thing I mentioned what I was doing to the guy at the local hardware store, otherwise I might have put vinyl-based paint right on to the skim coat, and it would have…
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Renovating the studio – parts 22 and 23
Well, the builder is finished, and itโs now a case of waiting for the light fixtures to arrive so the sparky can install them.
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Renovating the studio – part 21
Today’s work was the skimming of the workshop, and dealing with a crack in the wall outside the bathroom. The crack in the wall outside of the bathroom looked like it might go all the way through the wall (as there’s a matching crack on the outside), but it turned out to just be settlement.…
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Renovating the studio – part 20
Today was the last of the boards going up, and the near-final measurements of the workshop are in – 2.25m x 4.7m x ~2.2m (mid-point of sloped ceiling). Drain channel was mostly dug out too. Boarding out was slower today, because it was all the fiddly bits. Electrician dropped by yesterday too, just to discuss…
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Renovating the studio – part 18
Not too much done today; the scratch coat was still too damp, so itโs being left until Tuesday before boarding out the walls. Solar paint is on, doorstep is cast, and all the guttering at the front of the house has been replace for consistency of appearance. Iโll be reusing the old metal guttering for…
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Renovating the studio – part 17
Roof insulation went in today, ceiling was boarded out, interior walls were scratch coated, and gutter was put up. The intent was acoustic insulation, but it was unavailable in the thickness desired, so regular rock wool was installed instead. Other issue to wort is the guttering – the downpipe is now too short, and itโs…