Despite the Ekka Day last week, week 6 was another busy week. Sometime in the 1970s, the original chamfer board covering the house was removed, and it was then re-clad in a lovely (!) 'weatherboard' made of vinyl. While low maintenance, it's not the most attractive house cladding. This was nailed over asbestos sheeting, and had stayed this way until last week.
Monday and Tuesday saw the professional asbestos removal team come in. They removed all the vinyl cladding, and the asbestos underneath. So now our little house is a bit naked - with the internal VJ walls on display for now!
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| Vinyl cladding removed, asbestos visible |
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Asbestos off! That's the internal walls you can see there
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| Going for the breezy feel |
Thursday and Friday saw more framing work, and plumbing & electrical rough-in. Basically the cables which will supply our lights/power points etc are being run, and pipes for the plumbing.
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| Cables! |
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Pipes!
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What else did we decide upon this week? Well we braved the public holiday crowds and ordered our kitchen from Ikea. Every piece bar one was available and delivered the very next day. All 500kg of it! We also got a hot tip on another manufactured stone place to check out, and found they have a range that contains a veined option very similar to our top Caesarstone pick, BUT with a lovely white base (the Caesarstone range seems to have a creamier or greyer base).
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| Ikea workshop |
And finally, we started to assemble the Ikea base cabinets on the weekend. Shout-out to one of Michael's good mates for giving us a hand. 9 cabinets down, about a million drawers to go, haha.
Thanks for reading, comments welcomed! Until next week! :-)
Well done guys! Looks great! Let us know if you want us to drop over with an Allen key to lend a hand
ReplyDeleteBe careful what you wish for ;-) Will do! Still a bit to go. Looking forward to seeing your kitchen in its glory!
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