Saturday, April 16, 2005
Ceilings
With the deadline of the
staircase arriving we have pulled our fingers out this week by
finishing off the connections into the soil stack for the waste pipes
upstairs and constructed three suspended ceilings; one of which has
been plasterboarded and had the electrics installed for the lights. I'm
very pleased with this weeks work.
The photo shows, quite literally, the suspended ceiling over the 3m by 3m open plan kitchen in the gite. The wooden joists, 200 by 32, running front to back support the metal rail system which the plasterboard is screwed to. The remainder of the downstairs is open plan with the full height of the ceiling exposing the old oak beams. You can just about see above the ceiling where I stopped cleaning the beams.
I getting the hang of loft hatches now I've finished the fifth one.
| 10:11:56 PM
Ceilings
Staircase ordered
The staircase man came this week to measure up for the two new staircases. Because of the very high ceilings in the gites we can't buy an off the shelf staircase. Each staircase is made to measure. Both have two quarter turns but each is the mirror image of each other because they are located in opposite corners.The planned fitting date is the last two weeks in May. Great news, but we do need to lay the floor tiles before the staircase arrives. However before Caroline - I call her Bonnie Tyler when she starts to sing - lays the tiles I need to put up the internal walls. However before the walls go up the plumbing and electrics need to be installed behind the walls and the suspended ceilings need to be fitted.
Suddenly the screw is being tightened and the pressure is building. It wasn't meant to be like this. I came to France to relax, spend more 'quality time' with the family. Ah well, I guess the sooner they are finished the sonner I can get to the beach.
| 7:25:41 PM
Staircase ordered
