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4th May: the wooden floor going down in the dining room
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The nailgun
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5th May: wooden floor complete
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The new light fitting in the dining room
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Syl gets that sinking feeling
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7th May: Big Cooker
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look, all of the built-in stuff FITS (I measured it, so this is more surprising than you might expect)
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9th May: dining room all but done
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13th May: moving out of the bedroom
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Hideous decor about to be terminated with extreme
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Removing the carpet
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The bay window revealed (it could be worse -- next door have birds nesting in theirs)
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Yes, it really was this hideous previously
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... not to mention damp at some points
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This is an ex-bedroom
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14th May: knocking through into the en-suite
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Gaffer tape holds the universe together
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16th May: Plaster
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18th May: progress on the en-suite
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A more sturdy version of the bay window
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23rd May: bathroom unit finally makes it into the en-suite
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25th May: it is easy being green
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29th May: wood floor down in the bedroom
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2nd June: new granite hearth in place
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Granite worktops...
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... being fitted
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Lots and lots of worktop space!
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(next to the cooker)
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6th June: wooden floor in the new hallway
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And in the server room
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8th June: yet more architraves
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The driveway makes it beyond the "concrete" stage at last
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Drawing a (drain) line in the sand
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Careful...
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... placement ...
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... is vital ...
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Nearly done!
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13th June: the server room
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This will shortly be a stationery cupboard
"what, do your others move, then?" "oh, shut up"
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The en-suite is nearly complete
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Doors are being fitted
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And the fridge is now in use!
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17th June: doors have been varnished
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Graham has figured out how to work the milk steamer; mmm, mocha latte
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The kitchen now has a stool (shortly to be recovered into something more matching), and a leg under the worktop
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18th June: fitting new boards to the banisters
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Cooker now in place --
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-- likewise dishwasher --
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-- and the utility room is almost ready, too...