Nov 212011
 

Went back to the house on Saturday and again today. All the pipes are now under the floor and not running along the bottom of the walls. Which means we’ll be able to get some good storage units in there once it’s all over.

Unfortunately the electrician has said that we need a new fuse box. I’m not surprised as the one we have is really old. It uses fuse wire. So we are going to have that replaced. Hopefully it wont cost to much.

I have to admit it’s all getting a bit tiring for me. It should be all finished and we can move back in on the 30th if everything goes to plan. I didn’t expect it to take this long, well that’s not totally true, I didn’t think about how long it would take.

Still I can’t wait to see what it’s like in the end. It’ll all be worth it!

 Posted by at 3:57 pm
Nov 212011
 

Fail Car has made her last journey to Scrap Car Heaven (I kid you not that is the name of the place).

As much as I resented the car and all that it stood for, I have to admit I’m going to miss her a bit.
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 Posted by at 3:31 pm
Nov 182011
 

It’s with regret I announce the sad demise of Fail Car.

Wednesday afternoon at about 5:30pm Fail Car and a RoyalMail van met in not the nicest of ways. To look at the damage there doesn’t seem like much is wrong. However, to attempt driving it is another matter. To say that the steering is wobbly is an understatement. Maybe this is what Fail Car would have felt like if I’d driven it drunk.

As much as I have complained about Fail Car, I have to admit I’m going to miss her. Continue reading »

 Posted by at 11:19 am
Nov 172011
 

It has begun! The long awaited remodeling of the house has started. By the end of yesterday we had three new double glazed windows. Also the workmen had arrived to destroy the bathroom so they can put it back together again only this time better! I felt like it was Christmas.

The first time we attempted to remodel/redecorate the bathroom ended in disaster. Well maybe not that bad but it sure didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to. Constant issues with the tiles, sealant and grout continued to fail regardless of what we did. It was all a bit annoying and depressing at the same time.

It’s like a new era for us, we’ll have a house stamped with our personalities and it will be an amazing transformation. I’ll be updating with photos and how things are going as much as I can.

 Posted by at 3:55 pm