And So it Begins



We had a built-in Wardrobe

Yesterday I spoke to Dad about coming up this morning to see what we needed to do to begin our renovations and alterations.  Our first task was to remove a lovely built-in cupboard, that although is perfect, is in the wrong place - making the room narrow.

I thought it would be a morning of looking and deciding, but I should have known better.  Before I knew it the doors were off and we were stripping plasterboard.

Covered in Plasterboard dust

 The contents of the cupboard ended up on my bed and scattered around the house as we pulled down walls and frames.

Examining what is next

Space cleared and cleaned ready for the next assault.

After we took down the cupboard we realised that there was now a gap in the wall where a certain young kitten could easily fit - so an improvised plastic barrier will hopefully keep her out - otherwise we will be taking down all the walls to find her. 

It is going to be a slow, messy process for the next 4-6 months as we take down walls and build new ones.  I am getting Dad to teach me to use the tools and also to allow me to tackle the work myself.  It is one way that I can learn.

Of course, it does mean that not much else gets done, so children are taking over the household chores for me.  Matt did some ironing, Sarah helped hang out washing a packed & unpaced the dishwasher. We will save so much money doing it ourselves and have the satisfaction of a job perfectly done.