3pickles: paint

The house renovation extension is coming along. Not a lot to say, but I've had emails from readers asking about what stage we're up to, so I've taken a fews snaps this afternoon.

Proof (sorta) that I've been doing some work.

Plaster up and primer coat almost done downstairs.

I fell down this ladder 2 weeks ago and still have the bruise (no, I'm not showing you)
I'm OK by the way...thanks for asking ;)

all the bits and pieces ready to be installed (plus my stash of Coke Zero cans)

Concrete driveway and paths ready to be laid.

a whole new layer of earth in the courtyard as seen through the glass hallway that connects the two buildings (and needs a clean)

So, there we have it.
Would anyone care to come and help me paint?

More updates as soon as I seem em!

See you soon.

Time for another renovation update. I'm looking forward to the day when there are no more reno updates. Not far away now, fingers and toes crossed.

We spent this weekend painting the rendered fence (dodging the rain) and adding the fencing, which took a little longer than anticipated.

The fence (and eventually) the house are painted in Dulux Hog Bristle (double strength). We decided to paint the render instead of adding the colour to the render with a texture coat. The reason being that the painted surface tends to seal the render and doesn't get those streaky stains that you see on a lot of homes....time will tell.

Mr 3P has worked so hard on this house. He's done most of the work himself (with a little "help" from moi). It has been a major struggle getting tradies to call back or show up. The few that we have used have been wonderful.

So, this is the view from the road....it's looking kinda like a house now, don't you think?

The recycled bricks on the portico are over 100 years old and are from all over Melbourne. Originally, we were going to render it all, but we love the look and texture of the old bricks, so we've decided to keep some as a feature. I wouldn't mind using some when we re-do the fireplace and mantle in the future dining room...some of it will have to come down next week when we break though to the extension. Exciting times.

The outdoor lights have arrived, so they'll be installed soon too. There are wire sticking out all over the place right now.

So, for a quick look inside.... The plasterers arrived last week (something we were not prepared to do ourselves). This is the view from the foyer, looking up to the stairwell.