End of Week 4!

I haven't posted pics each week of the reno as whilst work is constant the changes are not so dramatic.  Things have been progressing quite well, although the floor has caused a few problems and I have needed to listen to suggestions to eventually get the floor I desire (more expensive of course).  And what I desire is a sealed cement floor...I do not want parquetry which is the most common floor type here or tiles or wall to wall carpet which fortunately you rarely see here.  I like the aesthetic of cement and am not keen to give this up for a different option.  So Baldur (the mason expert) is working hard to make it happen for me.

So here are a few pics with captions on what has been going on the last few weeks.

Kárí the plumber has been and removed the radiators that were in the wrong positions

 installed some of the plumbing for a completely new bathroom

and positioned a new heated towel rail in what was the existing bathroom.

This beam was moved from here

 to here.

When door frames were removed temporary braces were needed to support the ceiling,

until

all the new beams were in.

As I said before there has been a lot of work and energy expended on the floor...grinding and filling.

 

but there is still a way to go before the floor is fully restored.

Originally when the plans where drawn up we decided to leave the pillar between these two doorways (trying to save money), of course on the paper plans it just looks like a small inconspicuous black dash but in reality it obstructs the flow of the space.  So now this pillar is earmarked for removal and to be replaced with a beam across the ceiling.

 And this is what it looks like outside my window today!