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Improving our living areas!

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Re: Improving our living areas!

Postby Allie » Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:57 am

Looking fab @clothmama!

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Re: Improving our living areas!

Postby clothmama » Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:29 pm

We for some unknown reason (I think because original plan was to lime render which is a logistical and messy nightmare in a living area) have been living with a nasty breeze block wall in the entry since we arrived.
Around 2pm it looked like this:

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Then:
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Final big bit in:
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J just finished the top little bit and plastering the first layer of the joints and then I'll get another pic :)

ETA can't believe what a difference it makes already and what a quick job WHY didn't we do it years ago :hohoho:

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Re: Improving our living areas!

Postby clothmama » Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:20 pm

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The top strip finished and the first layer of joint plaster done, another coat tomorrow morning, then 24 hours for sand and final coat then I can paint :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

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Re: Improving our living areas!

Postby clothmama » Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:21 pm

Oh no that is wierd top not done on that pic! I'll need to retake a pic in the morning, too dark now!

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Re: Improving our living areas!

Postby confusinglady » Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:15 pm

Looking great @clothmama !!!

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Re: Improving our living areas!

Postby clothmama » Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:30 pm

This is what I meant to post!

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Re: Improving our living areas!

Postby confusinglady » Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:26 am

Aw cute little boy :love:
As you say @clothmama it will feel so much brighter with the change of colour.

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Re: Improving our living areas!

Postby autumnalgirl » Sat Oct 24, 2020 6:07 pm

Woah! Is that Remy? He looks so grown up! Wall looks much better too! :D

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Re: Improving our living areas!

Postby clothmama » Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:34 pm

Final sanding sorted by DH this morning:

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Then I painted the first coat :yahoo: :yahoo: - I'm pretty pleased with the coverage (is end of the pot so quite thick!) so will only need to do one more coat tomorrow!:
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Crikey we'll have a normal house soon :hohoho: :hohoho: :hohoho:

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