Firstly, all the tools and materials had to be decanted from bedroom 2 into the newly decorated bedroom 3, taking great care not to damage any of the new décor. Bedroom 2 has now become our "main" bedroom for the duration. The bed had to be completely dismantled, just to move it the few metres along the landing into bedroom 2.
So, with bedroom 1 almost cleared, I began by cleaning up the window frames ready for a thorough inspection... there are two windows in this room so twice as much work. Both windows look like they're going to need a bit of attention... on the left hand window, neither the upper or lower sashes appear to have enough counter-weight (they both drop under their own weight) so will need a little more investigation.
The upper sash on the right hand window doesn't sit square to the top of the frame... there is about a 1/2 inch "ventilation" gap at one end!!
The fitch fastener is totally useless and has what appears to be a pile of washers (or maybe coins!!) wedged underneath.
It looks like the installer ran our of quadrant beading as it stops about 2 inches short of where it should in the top corner!!
With the amount of work envisaged for both windows, I won't be able to turn each one round within a day. I've therefore decided it would be best if I boarded up each window, one at a time, in order to strip them right down and undertake the necessary repairs at my leisure. Just need to source some suitable boarding now.
Meanwhile, the floor needs a fair bit of work.
First step is to cut out any remaining damaged boards...
...and re-lift all the temporary boarding that I fitted during cabling.
With the boards up, I took a bit of time to clean up all the debris that had accumulated during the earlier works. So far, I've uncovered a 1900 farthing... nothing too spectacular, but you never know...
22mm Chipboard sheets, cut and planed to size, will replace the damaged boards.
The smaller of the two radiators had been fitted with its pipes a fair distance from the wall. Rather than cut long slots into a new board, I recycled one of the old floor boards, planing it down to fill the space behind the radiator. This only required a couple of small notches to clear the pipes and the straight edge of the new chipboard can then just butt up against it.
Meanwhile, down in the living room, the curtain rail has been temporarily fitted. I pre-assembled it all onto the batten...
...and then secured the whole assembly to the wall either side of the bay. An angle plate was added in the centre for support, screwed into a plasterboard fixing in the ceiling.
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