12th March 2018
Three trips to the Trowbridge tip cleared all the concrete bits, the Shogun is certainly earning its keep.
Gavin continued to create more dust chasing the boxes into the walls. It seems the current method for attachment is squirting expanding foam into the gap, this apparently allows a bit of movement when the plasterboard is fitted, I say it’s just bloody laziness.
He fitted extraction ducting into the bathroom ceiling, but first he removed a portion of the plasterboard. When he tried to refit it, he discovered part of the joist was rotten. I dug around to see the extent of the rot, and concluded that I need to cutout the bad wood, and set-in a new piece. This is going to be a time consuming task. I also wanted to establish the squareness of the kitchen now that the fireplace has been removed. As a rough guide I used a sheet of plaster board laid on the floor. Taking measurements, found it was about half an inch difference over eight foot, not bad as I thought.
Another Lifetime to go 