Author Archives: Ruben Arakelyan

It’s always nice to be able to add finishing touches to something that’s been worked on for a little while, and a couple of days ago, we were able to do just that with our entrance glazing. The glazing came in three parts, separated by steel beams to take the weight. However, this left theContinue reading “Adding the final trims”

Today we at long last had the balcony sealed with fibreglass. Last time, we discussed the balcony build-up with all the various layers. Now we have the first layer of fibreglass laid on top of all that build-up. While this is not the final finish, it seals the balcony and stops the water that hasContinue reading “No more water through the balcony”

This week, the cladding has started going up. We’ve gone with a cedar cladding with modern, sleek lines covering the top half of the front of the house, to add a bit more detail and break up large sections of white render. If you look closely, you’ll also see that we’ve started lining the insideContinue reading “The right kind of cladding”

We’ve been building our balcony today, and that involves a number of layers of various materials that all come together to make a nice “whole”. Our timber frame started off with a number of joists supporting an 18mm OSB board. We painted this with bitumen paint to attempt to stop the constant rain drips fromContinue reading “Building a balcony”

In the last few days, we’ve had the first part of the house rendered – starting with the two gable ends. We then painted each end with three coats of external white paint. Once we have the next bit of good weather, the scaffolding will come down a level and the first floor will beContinue reading “Our first bit of rendering”

We’re only a couple of days away from our plaster boarding being completed, and just wanted to share a photo of the boarding that has been done in our hallway void area to show good quality work. This area is double height, with a roof light at the top and the intersection of a dormerContinue reading “Boarding is very nearly complete”

Whichever room we next go to, there’s always another layer of material that needs to be attached before we get to the fun bits. This time, we’re in the main bedroom en-suite. This is the only room that will have tiles on the floor, so it’s always best to make sure whatever the tiles areContinue reading “Layers upon layers”

Having finally finished most of the glazing and the first fix work, we’ve started with the plaster boarding, and a few days in, what a difference it makes! For one, the rooms are starting to look more like rooms, and they are also a lot darker! The plan is to start plastering in the nextContinue reading “Plaster board = rooms taking shape”

I’ve mentioned our much-awaited roof light a few times before, but this time I can finally say that the glazing has been installed and we’re in the final straight with getting it fully watertight. To say it’s been an uphill struggle would be an understatement. There will probably be a more detailed blog post laterContinue reading “The roof light is (finally) installed!”