Electrics for the kitchen

The new electrics in the kitchen are going in ready for the cooker hopefully later this week more photos here

New boiler

Our boiler failed and has now been replaced. here's the new one

Removal of the chimney breast

Today was a day I have been dreading for quite a while, the removal of the chimney breast! I was expecting dust, noise, mess and for everything to end up completely covered with an inch of dust or soot.
We wrapped most of the house in dust sheets or sealed it with gaffa tape. We removed the stair carpet with the exception of the bottom step, which we covered with gaffa tape! The doors of the rooms not needed were sealed with Gaffa tape or curtains.
When I got home from work the whole chimney breast had gone over the two floors and the chimney stack supported in the loft. There was a skip in the front garden so full no one can really add anything to it and the house is slightly dusty. Really nothing like as bad as I was expecting, so I am pleasantly surprised but very glad we went to the effort to cover and seal so much.
There's more photos dining room here, hall here, back bedroom here, and loft here.
Beth helped with some of the cleaning work. (dressed in her cub scout uniform- very appropriate!)

There will be lots of posts over the next few days if I can face it!! here's a start

Before the builders arrive on Monday some clearing needed to be done in the dining room loft and back bedroom

starting on the hall

the hall radiator

New work

Work has now started on the dining room here which means changes to the layout of the current living room here

Busy Day

Today has been a busy day under the floor.. plumbing and insulation but now we can rest with a square of chocolate and a glass of wine!! How civilised!

concrete removal tunnel

Chris' dust trap photos

Under the floor

You can see what Chris was doing if you check the full post here.