Day two was all about skimming and plastering the ceiling in the smallest room in the house. This involved the removal of the light fitting as a temporary measure. The smallest room was too dark for photography so you will have to wait for the next instalment to see the progress made.

Day one nearly didn’t happen! Mr C was working from home and by mid morning there were no signs of activity, not even a phone call.

Mr C phoned me up to vent his frustration. He had sent an email to the fittings department because he had no phone number for them. I was quite insistent that he phone the showroom number and talk to someone in person. He took my advice and was advised that the previous job was behind schedule and that the work would commence tomorrow. This would have been OK if we had been notified there was a problem, these things happen and we could have scheduled our days at home accordingly.

Mr C told them this was not acceptable and the reasons why. After the conversation two men turned up to remove the old fittings from the smallest room in the house and the hallway, un-paving the way for the craftsman to start working his magic the day after.

PS: In the hallway photos you will notice the new front door as mentioned in my previous post. The old door although relatively new had become defective, it had warped allowing wind and cold air to blow in through the gaps.

I probably should have warned you that sunglasses were needed for the before shots of the smallest room in the house. This decor is the previous owners handiwork, I quite liked it when we moved in but a change has long been overdue.

Tiling the hallway has been in the planning stage for some time. This project involved the tiles continuing into the downstairs cloakroom leading to the sensible option of changing the downstairs toilet and sink at the same time.

Due to the dark nights I have been unable to take a decent photo of the hallway before the work started to take place. I have found photos from some time ago that also shows the old front door which we have also recently had replaced.