Time to Plaster

We are now at the back end of August and we have the first two bedrooms ready for the plasterer, he has completed his prep work which involved final finish of the fireplace boarding work and filling in the areas which required more than just a skim ie new cable runs and loose old plaster. He has also prepared the two ceilings by taping over the cracks we exposed when we removed the old wallpaper.
Over the Bank holiday weekend he has managed to re plaster bedroom 2 walls just leaving the ceiling to complete, this will be a two man job so we wait while he gets his mate to help him.
So, things are moving faster now and it is pleasantly surprising how the project suddenly starts to look like a new build area as opposed to a demolition site! We now need to keep this momentum going and get other rooms ready.

 

Work Resumes

Well, the summer holidays are over and it is now time to get back to refurbishing Albert House. We are at the stage where 2 front bedrooms are completely stripped back to the original plaster, including ceilings, the boys have done a sterling job whilst we`ve been on holiday. There is some re-boarding work to be completed around the fireplaces and then the plasterer can get to work, we are using a Gypsum plaster to skim the walls and ceilings which British Gypsum Technical advice told me this is the correct plaster to use.
We have also opened up a doorway off the master bedroom into an adjoining room which will serve as a master en suite luxury bathroom, we have already purchased some bathroom furniture which is currently in storage, I think this large bathroom will be absolutely stunning! 

Her Ladyship is getting a little impatient I think, she has decided to make a start on stripping the stair spindles, it looks like it is taking about an hour to complete one spindle, at this rate I calculate the job may be complete by next Easter!!!!