Watch this video montage of the entire build from start to finish.

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Rough order is, from top left, down and then across …. Boring texts and religious rubbish LPs, some guitar music and some big arty books Nature, geography and the earth … Some history, and a selection of “classics” books I bought when trying to be “more read”. Sort of DIY section, with some randoms that…

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Day what? About day 50 I guess. I lost count! Building started on July 15th and finished today. Sort of. Wednesday 2nd October 2013 Today the builders did their final jobs in the house. The kitchen tiles were masticed (is that a word?), a damaged drawer front was replaced, the trimmings / fascia around new shelves…

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Monday 23rd Sept – Thurs 26th Sept A bit of a mad week. So crazy I did not post! The plumber returned, made a mess, then left again. But the plumbing was sorted. Will never use that firm again though. Cost a small fortune, I was happy to pay a premium for a good service…

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Monday Blues – 23rd September 2013 I thought that my plumbers did a good job, but the kitchen fitters said that the pipes need to be deeper. Main issues: Plumber only removed the plasterboard, did not actually chase into the blocks / bricks Cannot repair the wall as the pipes / brackets sticking out in…

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Saturday 21st / Sunday 22nd September 2013 Ok, 2 days, but it was DIY time and I am slow. Another lack of photos, but got a few. Also, on Friday evening I popped to B&Q and bought a trellis, a plant, some brushes, a giant duster on a telescopic pole and something else which now…

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Friday 20th September 2013 Today the plumbers arrived. Three arrived, they discussed options in a slightly argumentative way and then one left to do another job, leaving the other two to do most of the work. They were very noisy but got the job done. They left a mess, including a cracked bathroom tile, a…

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