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Ceiling plastered

Blocking up a serving hatch

Removing a supporting wall

Knocking out supporting wall


Rsj on engineering brick and prestressed lintel padstones


Nib tidied up and skimmed

Lift panneling

Metal panels removed and buttons rewired in to timber panels ready for decoration

Front door

Front door repaired using hardwood spliced in on hinge face edge. 3 coats of undercoat and 2 gloss. Sanded between coats to obtain mirror finish. New door furniture fitted including BS approved night latch.

Wall Panelling

Installation of new hardwood panelling to match existing.





Fireplace surround relocated to it's original position.






New panelling including two concealed jib doors.



New Reveal panelling.






In the process of being decorated by a firm from London.

New Signwriting

Freshly signwritten van with new contact details.

Wet room

Plumbing and drain in place. Marine ply floor with shower tray former. Corners taped, floor and walls sealed with latex tanking.


Tiles ready for grouting.



Dual flush Toilet fitted.


Basin fitted and tiled.



Floor tiled, screen fitted and bespoke Oak duckboard.

Insulation

Internal wall insulation and studding to exceed current building regulation U values.


Walls and ceiling boarded, plastered and mist coated ready for decoration after installation of insulation.

Victorian Fireplace

Victorian fireplace repainted and blacked.

Floorboards

Damaged boards replaced using cut nails to match existing. Boards sanded, stained and varnished.

Quarry tiles

Original quarry tiles stripped of red paint.



Tiles cleaned and sealed with 3 coats of satin acrylic sealer.

Oak fire doors

One of 4 reclaimed Oak fire doors with linings resized to suit.

Rotten sill replacement

Rotten sill removed and copied in new timber. Primed in Dulux weathershield preservative primer ready for decoration.

Tiled Hearth

Porcelain tiled hearth ready for Oak Scotia trim.

Oak flooring on timber suspended floor

Replacing rotten joists.
OSB boarding between joists after insulating from below and a test section of Oak.
Laying of the Oak finished.

Removal of supporting wall

Wall out with acro prop support.



RSJ in place on concrete poured padstones.




Boarded ans skimmed.