Update 18 June

It's all been a bit of a blur the last couple of days what with Keren plastering furiously between bouts with an ice pack and Fred diligently shifting boxes of stuff from the old house to the new house between bouts of learning Shakespeare. So here are a few snaps of the house today.

Van booked for Saturday: due to shift furniture in the morning, wait during a lunchtime BBQ, then off to collect bathroom stuff from the lovely Hannah's parents. Then on Sunday hopefully collect the retro (ahem) kitchen we have scored off Fleabay!

In between: Try not to succumb to PANIC...

Day of reckoning aka beware patio slabs 16 June

Thanks to Jamie who saved the day!

Day 13 - 3rd coat of plaster

Keren added a 3rd and final coat of plaster to the dining room wall.

Day 12 - Ceiling painting

Keren added a second layer of plaster and smoothed off in part where it was flush with the wall.

The invention of the Rollerbroom (tm) was a great leap forward in DIY for the 21st century.

Day 11 (12 June) - Free oven 2 and first plastering

Having procured plaster and a mixing device, Keren set about mixing all-in-one plaster in an empty paint drum. My top tip here is: mix it outside, on a dust sheet, and test the control you have over the speed of your mixer BEFORE you place it into the water...!! We applied the first coat of plaster to the bottom of one of the dining room walls and a bit of the kitchen. Dust, dampen, apply, leave, smooth off. We also sanded off most of the filler in the kitchen and back door passageway walls and bought another drum of emulsion paint.

We also procured another oven, a Hotpoint double oven, for free! Now we have two ovens, one of them will be the right size for our second hand kitchen which we will procure soon from Ebay...

Day 10 (11 June) - Free oven 1

Keren designed the new bathroom! Also Febreezed the $%*^! out of the attic room carpet. We did other stuff too but can't remember now! Also put the bins out - very important as the previous occupant had left them full of rubbish. Cheers for that!

Walking the dog we spotted a sink, hob and oven on the street. We knocked on the door and the chap said they all work, he hadn't sold them and was waiting for them to be taken away. How's that for divine provision? They seem in very good condition so fingers crossed they will work when we plug them in!

Day 9 - Measuring of floors and windows, and painting of stairway

Keren painted the stairway walls (as far as she could reach!) and the landing. She also filled numerous quantities of marks and cracks in the kitchen, bathroom and back door passageway walls. While Keren measured the garden, windows, upstairs new bathroom and kitchen dimensions, she drained the waterbutt in creative fashion. Payment was made for patio slabs to be collected on Monday by Fred and John.