We getting to the smaller jobs now

Onto cleaning the door handles. Goodness knows how long it's been since these were cleaned, but another labour of love. But at least I can sit comfortably and do these, unlike other jobs eg. grouting skirting tiles, which require stretching, bending and squats! Before and after the clean (the before is on the right).

Which shower to use today?

We now have all the bathrooms working. Showers work, toilets flush and taps run. Yippee. The shower walls are also up and extractor fans operating. A few final finishing things, then we move onto putting the light fittings in. 

The last major paint job - the hallway is almost finished. The ceiling (the worst job to do) is done and first coat of walls completed. Skirting tiles need to be done too - grouting them is one job I'll be pleased to never have to do again! We are very near the end.

Now for the doors

The doors have now been sanded and undercoated. Now ready to be put back for final coat. It takes a bit of manoeuvring to get them out or back in  - they're slot into hinges and are held in by pins. Plus they are quite heavy to hold while trying to get them into place. Yet another thing done and back in working order. 

Windows back in

Three sets of two windows, two small bathroom windows, two cupboard doors and 9 panes of glass replaced. All have been sanded, had old putty removed, new glass (where needed), new putty and paint. Now they are back in place and look great. Just two more sets to do...

Primed, puttyed and ready to paint

All the windows in the chambre d'hôte need to be sanded, very old putty taken out (with extremely care, trying not to break the glass), new putty put in, primer paint on, then two coats of special window paint. We have five sets of two-window frames plus two smaller bathroom windows to do. Not a small task as there are a lot of fiddly bits and time needs to be given for the new putty to set. We also need to replace quite a lot of the glass as it is so fragile it doesn't take much to shatter. 

At least we can do the work in the garden. Doesn't the pool look inviting??

Sanding, painting, grouting ...

The renovation work continues. Almost finished two bedrooms - spent the weekend down on the floor grouting skirting tiles. Deep joy. Final coat of paint today then onto the next two rooms. 

Now I am five ...

Wellington, still behaving like a kitten by sleeping on furniture he's not supposed to, was five on 30 April. This means he's around 36 in human years - old enough to know better than to misbehave like this.