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Been a tiring week, but really chuffed with what we’re managing to achieve again.
Tiled up to the window apart from the cut bits needed at the edge and it really seems to have expanded the space and made it feel a bit closer to being finished. I thought with the tile being darker than the concrete floor it might feel smaller but doesn’t seem to be the case. Also made our way into the utility room and just have a wee edge to finish in there now. I enjoy that there’ll be no door bars into the utility room, bathroom and porch and should trick the eye into it feeling bigger I think. Having to leave all these edges for now as it was too tricky to do without letting the tiles around them cure so we can stand on them for the last bit.
Only the fiddly cuts and then porch and the bathroom to do now really. Reckon those rooms will feel easy peasy after this space, that main bit is around 52m2 (which according to the weight thing on the pallet means we’ve laid 1600kg of tiles so far!)
My mum also came up to help and she’s been clearing out all the channels for grouting using a rotary tool and has helped us get the wallpaper up in the bedroom too! I really like the paper, enjoy that it has a bit of texture to it and really think it’s starting to add a little warmth to the room rather than feeling too dark. We’re keeping the skirting white (I think) and around the window and door too as I think that makes it seem more light is coming in, but will be painting the loft hatch and it’s wee surround the same colour as the wall and ceiling.
Finished off the corner in the utility room the fridge will sit. Used an electric stone cutter I’d bought years ago when I had time to do things like slate mosaics and it’s worked really well on these. Only trouble is the tiles are too thick to use with the guard so had to wear a bin bag and waterproofs yesterday to shield myself from a wave of grey water being spat out at me the entire cut..
Goal for today is to take advantage of it looking like it’ll be dry all day (and my dad is here to help me with lifting) and pull everything out the container to get the fridge and some of the bedroom furniture in. The fridge happening now will be much easier than when the kitchen has started being fitted etc. and my dad thinks it’ll be good for both me and my partner’s mental health if we can get some furniture in to convince us the end is in sight so he wants to have that done before he leaves.
First job this morning is to grout that corner and then get some stone sealer on it so we can place the fridge at the end of the day.
My partner got a signed bible from the queen when she was 8 after winning some school competition so we’re going to try and dig that out while we’re in there and get it up for sale online, who says the monarchy never gives back to the working class.
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