MORE THAN A LICK OF PAINT!
For some reason, a reason which escapes me at the moment, we decided it would be a good idea to start work on our spare room. Possibly the thought of summer approaching (well, nearly) and visitors flocking to our home and needing somewhere to sleep, may have spurred us on.
We always knew it was going to be more than a lick of paint, as this was the room where the roof had been leaking into. The room always had a damp smell about it, hardly any wonder when we think back to the buckets full of water we had collected over the past few months due to the shit shite weather we have been experiencing!
Last Sunday, we set about with a few tools, which pleased Percy no end! After an hour of scraping off loose plaster and 4 bin bags of rubble, we realised it was more of a project than a cosmetic spruce up! To me, it felt like we were making one bloody big mess and the house was at risk of falling down, but Percy assures me its all good and nothing to worry about, but it will get worse before it gets better - comforting words from someone who knows the score.. so I will ride with that for now!
However, we did uncover a rather fab brick chimney breast, which we are planning to clean down and leave exposed, so there was a silver lining in our shitty cloud!
Next step is to replace the supporting beam, which is rotten from all of the water damage from the roof, get it all plastered, the hot water tank has now been moved into the corner, so that can be boxed in, it will all take shape, eventually, bit by bit - and when it does... you will get an invite, but not all at once!
Watch this space for more DIY updates.. and I promise to blog a bit more often!