Flooring our bedroom

Decision was made to start the flooring in the main bedroom upstairs. Took me 3/4 of a hour to set out the room to ensure the cuts would be ok.
With a dormer and chimney breast in the room it was going to be difficult.I managed to get only 3 lines done!! Had to take skirting down around the areas which I had to floor, then lay down the underlay.

Social schedule

Match and birthday party today so I on;y had a few hours in the morning. Plan was to get the tiles replaced on the front of the bath and also fill any holes around the stairs. wall etc.

Rip Of Ireland

Siobhan and myself got stuck into the painting of the back bedroom. Managed to get a coat on all walls.Problem with the pressure pump in the house, have to get the plumber back.Rang MayoCOCO, just for PERMISSION to dig the road we are charged 500 euro!! This bleeding country is a joke. We have already paid Government contribution and then have to repay!!

Cover the road!!

Dad was over to do all the trimmings around the stairs. looks well now.I gave the bathroom its 2nd coat.Rang MayoCOCO about getting a road crossing permit to cut the road for the eircom connection. Meant to ring me back.!

Painting

Over about 8am. Decided it was time to paint the hall. It took me the whole day with different cut ins around 5 doors etc. Siobhan was over and she gave the back room a 2nd coat.Dad continued with the boards on the back of the stairs.

Champions League

Champions league final so had to set up the TV in front of me. I decided it was time to give the main bathroom upstairs its first coat of final color. Took me the night to finish it.

Leaky

Meant to be training but 2 days of wedding activity took its tollThe plumbers were there yesterday and today. Disaster when the water was turned on, a leak under the jet bath which was now enclosed in a timber frame and tiled!! So they had to smash out the tiles!! Not impressed, a nut was not tightended!!!

Days off

Larrys wedding so 2 days off!!

slow day

Had a bit of shopping to do, got the stainless steel from Murphy stainless, 1.4m long by 140 mm high, 50 euro will cover it.
Had to go to heiton buckleys to get some stuff, while there I spotted they had steel frets, but only in 18" and we need a 21" so I said I would get it to see if it would do the job! It didn't!
Then onto FloorWorld to get a roll of the Underfloor specific underlay. 120 euro a roll which is costly.
Then out to Hursts to change the taps and basin. Back into CT electric to see if I could get lights to recess into the stairs, a bit of a shock @ 40 euro each!!
Off back to the house and got stuck into the front door and frame to stain it. Bleeding slow job, took me 4 hours to give it all 2 good coats!!!!
Also measured up the stairs for ceiling boards and trims,
Off home, Larrys wedding tomorrow so have to get the nails done!! :)

Stairs, plumber = Progress

Meet Declan at 8.30am, paid him his money, he will be finished today. Great to get that job done, really makes it feel like a house now!No sign of plumbers still, meant to have arrived Tuesday so I rang to "encourage" him to come and shock horror they were out there!!Went and got more paint and stain for the front door in Albany.We need to get a frosted laminate for the window in our room so it is not staring down on our neighbours. Checked on line and it was 50 euro for a small bit!! Rip offGot to the house and the plumbers had a nice bit done, heat was killing them!! There was an issue with one handbasin and set of taps so they have to go back, job for the morning! I had a match so I headed early.

Stairs near done

Training cancelled tonite so no training. I headed to the house and Declan and Dad were there doing the stairs. I cleaned up a bit after them and did the first coat of the final coat in the back bedroom.3 walls of it done now,

Late planes and Stairs

As u can guess I am buckled! Plane was meant to head out at 9.30 but after waiting ages we eventually left at 12pm!!! So the pressure was on to get Larry home and then get back to the house.But Dad was over so that covered my back, so eventually and with less than 4 hours asleep I headed for the house in what was 22 degrees and warmer inside!We eventually got the base of the stairs and newel posts in. Great days work.Then back home to collect the Focus from the lad who valeted it. Busted tired!!!

Only one Keano

I am off to Roy Keane testamonials. I had to fly from Knock to London, then meet my mate Larry @ 2pm, drive to Manchester to meet my cousins at 6pm.
We watched the match waited for the traffic and then headed off down at 12am for London. Got into the cot @ 3am all ready for a 6.45am start to get the plane back!!
I managed to get a mate of my brother in law to do the stairs. He will be there tomorrow at 3pm to start.

No stairs

Warm day today so it was warm in the house. I intended to paint the ceiling in the bedroom upstairs and then move downstairs but I did not realise that I had little paint left!!So I ended up cutting in the ceiling and then I decided I was going to clean out the gap between the tills and hoover it.Fergal the chippie came to look at doing the stairs but in the end decided not to do it, fair enough but I had a major headache to try and get someone.

All-Ireland Winners

Over at about 9am, cleaned up after the tiling and back to the painting. A number of the ceilings needed to be repainted. Reason for this is that the water/paint mix I used was to weak.I really should have used a good quality paint, even for the undercoat instead of the pee that was 15 euro per 10 litre bucket!I managed to get the ceiling of the landing, main bathroom upstairs and ensuite done. Each one has a velux window so it was slow cutting these in.Match on at 2.30 so wanted to head off to see Mayo win their first senior All Ireland since 1985, even if it was only an U21 final!!! 12 final losses so 1 is great to win!!!

Back On The Beach

Decided to hit the beach at 8am first, for a nice run. Got drown wet but all for the gut, I mean good!!!!! I had to head into town, had to get rough sandpaper and steel wool to polish down the varnish on the doors and architrave. Also needed to get 4 hinges for the doors in the kitchens.I had to pick up the toilet from Hursts and then off to Murphy stainless steel to see if they could do the steel splashback.I decided it was time to buy the fire grate! 50 euro not bother, me arse. When we built the stone fireplace I did not really think of the grate size.We measured it and it was 21". So then I was told that 18" is the standard, but a 21" was going to cost me 180 euro to get made!!! Nearly dropped. So have to rethink this one.Picked up the tiles from Right Price Tiles for the hall entrance to stop the timber from getting wet inside the door.SO eventually got myself back to the house, a lot lined up to do but hey does it ever work out right!! Nope!We had put all the waste, bag of cardboard, plasterboard, plastic, wire etc etc in one pile at the front of the house. I have yet to get a skip but don't want it around the house.So it took me 2 hours to gather all the bags! Stinking job. The rain and hailstones nearly killed me!Eventually I got back into the house and dad was there, we decided to hang the 2 extra doors for the kitchen units. Then it was time to tile inside the door and also to replace the tiles in the kitchenI left about 8pm off home.

No Work Done

The final task list (well I am sure it will change!!) is ready. At least it gives us a goal to hit. We had visitors for 2 hours this evening so all I got done was to fill the holes where the plaster was popping!!

Public Car Park

Training tonite so did not get near the house. Dad was over.It seems that Mayo Co Co are doing a load of work along the road and down from the house, so they all decided to park their cars, vans and trucks on our site blocking the whole place up. Was not a happy camper at all.They blocked the whole way in so I rang Mayo Co Co and told them to move, if one of their cars was damaged then I would be liable.Also trying to source this "special" underlay, was onto Tubs and tiles to get it.

Some Updated Pics

A lot of rooms have to have the finishing touches but this is the updated pics

Our Ensuite Bathroom















Pics Of The Landing, half done!!
















Downstairs Wetroom
















Downstairs, glass blocks & corner bath



















Downstairs - Border detail,
that fecking exposed side of the glass block!!















Sun Room floor















Upstairs Bathroom















Upstairs Bathroom 2

wrapping it up

Time to start finishing the ceilings, so I had to repaint the hall ceiling, touch up the dining room ceiling and the main bathroom ceiling, then upstairs to start cutting in the ensuite and the landing.

back to painting

No training so I continued with the painting and this time cut in the final coats in the kitchen.

Sore head

did not manage to get to house until 12pm and I really did not want to be there, I decided it was time to clean up the tiles and sweep up as place was a pure mess.
After that the dining room needed to be cut in on the final coats, got that done too so the smaller jobs are getting done! On last count I think there were 70 or so tasks left to do!!!

Grouting nearly finished

Cbar Celtic were playing at 2.30pm in Junior Cup semi final so the aim was to go to that. I was over about 9am, goal was to get all remaining grouting done. Which I did!
Went out after the match with the lads, not used to it!

Should have stayed up!

Early rise 5.30am. wanted to get a got few hours working at the house because I was finishing @ 12pm as I wanted to watch United V Chelsea.
I managed to get the main bathroom upstairs walls grouted and then down to the wet room mosaic to grout and wash that,
Once I finished that I moved onto the Sun room and managed to get 3/4 of it done before I headed off to Castlebar to get some stuff and see if I could get the brushed stainless steel splashback for the island.
After the match I needed to get Siobhans car serviced and cleaned for the NCT. Also needed to change the plates on my own hearse and get the Focus tightened and service ready to be sold.

Hoodini disappears!

Fecker of a plumber not appeared after saying he would, what a pleb! I got up at 7.30 and went to Hursts to collect the sanitary ware, when we went looking it was not there!!
So a wasted journey. I decided to finish the tiling in the main bathroom upstairs, the 2 boxes were as slow as hell and the cuts on the slant of the ceiling.!! It was 11pm when I pulled out.

Plumber rings me!!! Shock horror!!

Plumber rang me today! Nearly crashed the car as this was first! To make it even more of a shock he wanted to send someone to the house to do some work!
So this changed my evening slightly, no training tonite. I had to get the floor in the bathroom upstairs tiled, a lot of pressure but it had to be done. What this meant was that the plumber would be able to install the sanitary ware in all bathrooms!
I had to get onto Wes in Hursts to make sure that they had the sanitary ware, so off to Cbar nice and early in the morning to make sure I get the stuff delivered to the house.

Match watching and tiling!

Aim was to get around the frame of the bath done and watch the Barca and Milan match!! Had to slant all the tiles outwards so that the water will run off. Again another task done.
The 2 boxes and the couple of slanted cuts to do and that is that.
Dad was over varnishing and he also gave the work top its first coat of stain.

Training

Nothing done today, training

Another wall

to tile the shower head and feed wall was the goal tonight. Cuts around the pipe feed and shower controls.
MAnaged to get that done no bother. Taking shape nicely now.

Tiling towards the end!

Got up about 9, headed over and Vinny rang to say he was calling over, he was there about 1 hour and I eventually started to line out the walls.
With the 2 boxes on the walls it was a pain in the arse to end up with the right cuts.
I also had to removed the trims on the boxes as them walls were not plastered.
Managed to get 1 small wall and 3/4 of the big wall done as with the slants on the ceilings it takes a bit of trimming on the tiles.

Sun room tiling

Got up @ 8 but Dad called and as the papers were mad late he asked me to give him a hand. I was with him up about 10am, had to head out to Shanes to pick up some floor adhesive.
I managed to get to the house for 11am and got stuck into the sun rooms floor. It all went fairly handy and by the time herself and dad arrived over I had over 1/2 done.
I needed to get the metal trim to divide the timber and tile and house the timber flooring so Siobhan headed off to get it, came back with the wrong one and had to head over again!
They also reckoned that the underlay was the wrong one, so we may need to change it.
I checked all the tiles in the kitchen and took up the boost one. I then finished off the sun room and then started to put back down the tiles in the kitchen, a good days work.

Mosaic done

The tiles arrived for the Sun room and the bathroom upstairs, the intention was to start doing the sun room but I decided to tile the mosaic around the shower room which is now done and another job off the list!!
Plan tomorrow is to start the sun room and complete it over the 2 days.

killer training

Another very physical training session so I headed home.

Rising the floors

I was still unhappy with the floor around the wet room so I filled it with concrete, ready to tile now with the mosaics

Traing day off

Training was a dog so I headed home to see my sis and her kiddies who were down for a few days.

Stag day 3

Day to recover!!! Needed it.

Stag day 2

Out again on the stag

On a stag

Larry stag in Letterkenny, nout done!

Easter

We got off at 1pm, I had to get some stuff in Woodies. It was best to grout the walls before I started the floors, so I got them done first. I set out the floor of the bathroom and mixed up.
I decided to ensure each tile was level as it is the main bathroom and that the cuts on the edges and end would be even.
It toook me until near 12am but I got it all tiled. Now to grout that floor and put in the mosaic flooring around the wet area of the shower.

Grouting

Training but went to house and grouted another wall, one left now.,

I Keano

We went to I Keano tonite so nothing done, excellent show.

physio

Training was cancelled so I went to physio to get work done on my knee.

More tiling

Dad collected the tiles and I finished the final tiling on the walls downstairs!

Recovery

recovering after training!!

Wedding

Wedding today so now work.

college reunion

Rang Tubs and tiles, they said they would sort of the tiles and get me what I wanted.
10 year college soccer team reunion. We won the All-Ireland 10 years ago, so played a challenge and then out for the nite

Twats

I decided to try and finish the bathroom tiling, got two walls finished and then stepped back and realised that they had given me the incorrect shade of tiles!!
So I had to take down what I could!

Shopping

Day off work, I had to go to Tubs and Tiles and collect the extra borders and tikes needed. I also had to get my eyes tested, getting a lot of migraines so need to see if I need glasses., I was told I did but only for driving.
We went to Right price tiles and have now picked out the tiles for the sun room and bathroom upstairs, so have to measure up
Also paid off Skye furniture for all that was delivered. I did no work as I had a busting headache.

And on

I got to the house @ about 7, Dad was there working away, had to fix the back and sunroom doors as they were not a1.
I continued with the tiling in the bathroom, brining all walls down to the ground and completing one wall fully. So down to 3 walls now left to do.

Continued with the big bathroom

Got up @ 7.30 and headed over. I decided that I would add the border all the way around and another tile on top. That would leave me with 2 tiles all the way around.
Very adward around the glass blocks and also the cuts around the windows. I had a match thrown in during the middle of the day.
We are looking at about 3/4 done but I am quickly running out of tiles.

Early rise

I got up @ 6am, have to try and tile as much of this as possible. Got stuck into it and slowly but surely I managed to get through walls, you then have split borders and vertical borders to worry about.
The the bath and windows need to be cut right. Cut outs in the middle of tiles for the shower feed and head.
I have just over 1/2 done now. I order another 6 yards of tiles. Siobhan and dad were over working away.
I headed off at about 10pm badly tired! Another busy day tomorrow and a match!

Tiling the big one!!

Time to start tiling the main bathroom, we are using 600 * 300mm porcelain tiles on the walls, so they will have to be tight, and the brick effect makes it a bit akward.
We were initally tiling only 3 walls but made a decision to do all walls then, I was short on tiles and borders so will have to order more tomorrow.
I manged to get a nice part done, headed off home @ 12.30am with a busy weekend ahead.

Heavy Training

Training for 2 hours so headed home, really heavy going

Measure for tiling

I spent the nite measuring up the bathroom walls so that I can get the correct measurements on the tiles and leave the walls even.
Dad was over as usual filling and sanding the architraves.

No training

I did not train tonite, knee is playing up. I decided to finish the final coats on the ceilings in the dining room and kitchen.

Heatpump grants

Announced there are grants available for the heat pumps, 4300 euro for the horizontal HP.
Dad was over filling and finishing the window boards. I gave the ceiling in the SunRoom a final coat.
Plumbers finally arrived, plumbed up one bath in the main bathroom so that is done at least!

Off today again!

A match and mothers day so we decided to have today as the last day off!

Days off

Thurs I had training, Friday I was the big 30 so took it off and Sat i was up in NI buying a new motor.

Cutting in the ceilings

Decided I would try and get the ceilings in the kitchen and dining room cut in on their final coats, managed to get them done, now to final the coat and them finished with!

Muscle pain

Muscle still tore in my leg so left training. I managed to root out the original color for the sitting room and got enough to redo the pieces of the wrong color!!
I then went up to our bedroom to cut in the final color.

Grouting the blocks

I decided it was time to grout all the glass blocks, took me 2 hours to grout and clean them down, slow!! No plumber,
Today I found out that the government will be offering a 25% grant to alternative heat projects from March 27th!!! We are no eligible supposidly!!
Great!

The auld enemy

A match against westport United in the morning & I tore my hamstring again so nothin done!

The real party

I got up about 9am,. headed to the filling station and got a big dog of a breakfast sandwich, hit the spot!
Said I should clean up the kitchen as it was a mess so set to sweeping and moving stuff into the one store room.
Dad was over, Siobhan was over Sanding and Noreen and Paul were over with the kiddies, but in the end I managed to get the ceiling in the sitting room and main bathroom finished.
Then there was a bit of touching up to finish in the sitting room but for some unknown reason they did not give us the same mix!!

Had to go out to dinner for Siobhans sisters real party!!!

Suprise

U know when there are some mornings and the alarm goes off and u say 10 more minutes and then get up, well the alarm was set for 6.15am to get up and have a couple of hours before heading out for dinner.
I think I must have turned it off about 5 times but in the end said feck it and stayed in the cot.
We headed for dinner into the Castlecourt and got a great suprise to see all my family and theirs waiting for us, it was a suprise 30th birthday party for me!
So I spent the day with them all, had a good drink and a laugh, great for the health and mighty to have a full day off.

Sealing the lights

Training tonite but went to the house after and decided we needed to start finishing rooms off. I sanded around all the sockets and lights and painted around these lights, also cut in ceiling in dining room
I pulled ship about 12am, going out tomorrow for Siobhans sisters birthday so will have to be over early in the morning.

God damn plumber

still no plumbers!! Dad was over working on the skirting upstairs. I headed home, run down again and not feeling great.

Training

Nothing done training

Plumber

Still no sign of the plumber so I rang him, reckons he was sick! Will be here tomorrow or Wed.
Dad was over and continued with the skirting
We had to clean up a room upstairs to allow us to bring the chop saw and table up.
I also started to fill in around the sockets which the lads replaced. Also a couple of recess lights leaking light so I wanted to fix these.

Succeful start to league

Back to the league today, with the B team, not sure if I will be regular or not, politics and bullS***. Off to Ballina to play Conn Rangers and my mate Doozer!
10am meet in Castlebar & off we went, after 90 minutes, much slogging, a couple of lucky saves and a something pulled behind my knee we came home with a 1-0 win. Great start.
Siobhan said to meet in the house about 1pm but with Celtic A playing in last 16 of FAI Junior cup final I said I would head and look @ some of it.
With my knee badly sore I decided to pull ship and not work on the house for one nite!!!! HEaded to Jonny Cash instead, excellent film

Getting the painting done

Had to get up early this morning to try and get the final coats on the walls around the landing, in case Brendan came to do the stairs, Up before 7 and got stuck into it.
I had to cut in again the final coat as I was not happy and then managed to give the walls 2 coats which I was delighted with.
I had to go to town to get some stuff for Brendan to do the stairs, got back and decided it was time to build the final 6 glass blocks.
Got them done, in the mean time a mate of mine Aidan Hughes who works for ScreenGuard arrived to look at the house for the alarm, he was over for an hour.

Dad arrived and herself and they both set to work. There was some niggly bits to sand around the windows, recess lights and that so I worked away at them.
Headed off home about 8, long day over!

Nearly got the stairs put in!

Brendan called to Dad and said he would go over and do the stairs today but Dad was not available to give him a hand, he said he might go tomorrow!
So then the pressure was on me to give the ceiling of the landing 2 coats of white, cut in the ceiling, give the walls 2 coats of the final color and cut that in too, put up the final recess light and paint 2 coats around the velux.
I had "scaffolding" to put up which consisted of putting up a H frame, put 2 scaffoling boards from it onto the stairs, screw that in, attach one of the trestle to the boards on the H frame, screw them onto the boards and run 2 boards ontot he landing, then put the 2 steps on top of that!!
As you can imagine it was hairy to say the least up on it!!
Siobhan was over and began to start sanding the doors. Dad had the skirting in the hall done which looks mighty
I got the 2 coats of white done, the area around the velux painted and the cut in done for the final coats, it was 1am when I finished to headed off home.

Grouting again

With the walls of the ensuite grouted, after training I headed to the house for 8.30. It took about 1 hour to grout it and give it 4 good cleans. Great to have that one down, 2 to do!!!!
No sign of plumber, a week later and still no word out of him!!
I rang Brendan and asked him if he coulod come to us to give us a hand with the stairs, he hoped to come on next Monday.
Dad was there again contining with the skirting and architrave, it is really taking shape on that account.

Grouting

Tonite I started to grout the walls of the ensuite, as usual as slow as a snail, but with the fact that I had to also watch the Liverpool match and keep and grout it was hard to do!!!!
Managed to get home for 11,

Starting the floor

I decided not to go to training and tile the floor of the ensuite itself, slow process espeically around the rounded shower tray but it took me 3 hours and I was home for 11pm
I got the charger for the Dewalt drill I bought in the US so at least we have a decent screwdriver now!!

Great TV

Dad was over today to keep at the architrave, I had to go to Tuam to pick up a TV so did nothing on the house. Was talking to a mate of mine who works for Screen Guard and he will call to quote on the alarm.

Walls tiled

I havfe a match @ 12pm so went to house for 8.30 with the aim to get the walls finally done. I manged to get 99% of the wall completed, headed off & played the match, lost ! and then back to the house.
Brian was there showing a number of people the heating system and Siobhan was there sanding the door.
After spending time talking to both and with Gerry ?& Emmett out to show me his new A4 I fianlly got around to tiling around the box in the wall!!
Cleared out the floor, swept it up and left it ready to tile.

1 more wall done

Sat - Not as cold today but the aim was to get the ensuite walls completed. I had to go into town to pickup a new silicon gun as the "new" one I bought had broke after a week!
Also need a tenon saw for cutting the bottoms of the architraves, will save us have to take them down again. Also a punch for putting away the nails so that that we could varnish them
In the end it was almost 11am when I got there, Shane was there to collect some stuff, after he left I tried to start the tiling but the electrician came so I was a while talking to him!
Then he needed to put in a fan in the ensuite so I lost time there, Dad arrived then and Siobhan. Dad continued with the door and Siobhan did a bit more painting.
Brian the spark arrived and we wired up the oven and went through all that had to be done.
Eventually I managed to start and get one wall completed, moved onto another wall which had the cuts for the shower control, the shower head & the door,
I got that wall done, so one `1/2 wall left now to do tomorrow.

Getting there

Another freezing day., outside anyway, the geothermal is working away and at least the house is lovely and warm.
Dad and Siobhan were over when I got there, herself was there to repaint the utility.
Dad continue with fixcing up the door and architrave.
I did another wall of the ensuite, should have it finished tomorrow all going well.

Enroute for the ensuite

Training tonite,. I decided to head to continue the tiling in the ensuite, got another wall done. Dad was over and put timber trims in around the glass blocks in the wall in the ensuite.

Off for the soccer

Ireland on the TV against sweden so I headed home after work

Eircom Contact

Finally got the letter from Eircom for the installation. Training tonite so no work done.

Tiling at last

I decided to start tiling upstairs ensuite. I managed to get one wall tiled., slow as there were cuts around the sewage pipe and access door. Dad was over to continue with the architrave and finishing off the doors.

The glass wall continues!!

I went to the house about 10, I had a match @ 2 so I would only get a couple of hours work done. I had to take down six blocks and rebuild them, pain in the head.

Various task

Up nice and early and in the house for 8.30, sparks meant to be here today but no sign! I decided to try and clean up the hall and bring the tiles and all tools upstairs out of the way.
I had to go to Hursts to get the blocks and I also had to call out to Shane for some adhesive and a tile cutter, got back to the house for 12.30
The floor around the wetroom needed to be rose so I did that with 2 buckets of sand and cement mix.
Dad was over and we brought the bath upstairs, we did some checking it out and realised that with the spa motor etc that we would leave it to the plumber to do it.
Siobhan came and did the final coat in our bedroom, dad worked and did the architrave in the ensuite so that I could get tiling.
I measured up the ensuite to make sure that all cuts and borders would fit in correctly.

Blocking it

Dad was over today as the tiles were arriving, he also wanted to get the skirting done.
I was stuck at work until 8.30 with issues to fix, Siobhan was off today and decided to tackle the 2nd undercoat in the hall.
I got to the house, had a cup of coffee and worked away, I built another 3 rows of glass block, only another 2 rows to go now but I have to get some more blocks and spacers.
Headed off about 11.

Training again

Training again tonite, on the track and pitch, stamina work this time of year, the old Xmas dinner should be run off now!! No work on the house.

Glassing it

I decided that I should get stuck into the glass blocks,
I did 3 rows of five and semi pointed them as I am going to use a normal white grout to give a better finish.

Hard training

Training tonite @8 on omni grass, killer of a session but supposidly all worth it!!!

Painting and Sawing

Dad was over today, he was at the saw, reckon he has managed to get the saw line spot on now. He is off to Beaumont again for a check up tomorrow,
I decided to paint the kitchen around the units, this needed to be final coated. The ceiling needs another coat so will have to do that and finish the cutting ins.

Tiling

Herself was out last nite so I had to bring her to her car in Westport, I arrived @ the house at 10, I decided I should add another layer of glass blocks on top to see if these would set. I will leave it at that for a few days to be sure to be sure!!
I then started work at the grouting of the kitchen tiles, Dad, John G & Siobhan arrived over and they were at the skirting and painting the landing.
It took me until 7pm to grout, clean, touch up, clean, re clean, then clean down the worktop, clean the tiles again!!! But at least they are done now!!!

Long day

Out of the cot @ 7am, thought I would get myself over early, intention was to get to see the United V Liverpool match @12.30 and I also have training @3pm for 2 hours so the day will be killed!
I started to finish off around the windows for the kitchen tiles, cutting trim and that until I realised I had run short, great not!!! I had to remeasure the bathroom downstairs and I headed off into town to Tubsntiles to get extra trim and finalise the order.
I also went to Castlebar toolhire to get a hand plane, chisels, sliding bevel and bits.
I called into a filling station for lunch and got 20 minutes of the game but had to head again. I got back to the house and then headed to training. Suffering badly with shin splints so the hard ground was killing me, but 1.5 hours of astro was a bit easier!!
I got back to the house @ and Dad was there with Siobhan, herself was painting the landing, not happy with the color, darker orange than what we expected. MYself and Dad got stuck into the glass panels in the door frame, at least it looks a hell of a lot better.
They headed off about six and I continued with the trims around the windows, had a bit to eat and set to the glass blocks, was not sure if I would face the same issues again.
The mix for these has to be right, then you have to make sure that the blocks are plumb and level each and every way, I put a metal strip screwed to the wall and through the blocks for extra support, I only did 5 blocks and pointed these in 4 hours!!!! Talk about been slow!!
I headed off home about 10,30pm, busted tired!!

Keeping the romance going!

We are off for valentine dinner, better late than never!! Off to the Tavern in Murrisk, a great feed. Dad was over to get the skirting done but there is issues with the chop saw.
We did go to TubnTiles to get our tiles picked out, got the ensuite and main bathroom done. I picked up the glass in the morning from Lawless, the 4 double glazed side panels were 140 notes, but the leading in them is identical to the door.

Training again

I am back to training, a killer, especially on my shin splints, can barely walk!!
I sweet FA on the tiling, wrecked!
I rang Lawless today, glass for front door frame is ready.
I also rang TileSavers and nearly lost it, it seems they still don't know when the tiles will be ready, 4 deadlines and no tiles so I pulled the plug on it all, cannot be fuking people about,
Soo off to tile picking again, splendid since I lost the yardage measurements of all the rooms!!!!

Glue It

Tueday - The glue for the timber finally arrived with the courier.
I was buckled in the evening after doing the papers so did not intend to hang around too long but I had to move the packs of timber to allow dad to get into the access door in the landing.
I then started at the tiling, down now to the 2 windows now to tile ~and then grout the lot.

ESB Again

Dad was over today, had to really as Hursts were arriving out with the corner bath and the replacement shower door, gave us a corner instead of a quadrant door!
So he then decided to continue with the access doors, managed to get the one in the main bedroom and ensuite done.
I arrived and continued with the tiling of the kitchen, down now to one side of the window and around the 2 windows. Heat is a killer in the house now!
Esb came out and replaced the metre with a dual day/night meter

Papers again

Doing the papers again this morning so up at 5.15am, got the papers delivered for 8:30 and headed off to bed again.
Headed to the house at 12 and went at the tiling in the kitchen again. Had Siobhans Dad, sister, brother in law and Nephew and Dad & John called in to look at the kitchen
Siobhan got stuck into painting the first coat on the wall where the new door was put on.

Demon Drink

Bit of a sore head today and with my motor in town Siobhan had to bring me in, did not get in until 11am.
Had to go to Tubs and tiles to pick up the kitchen tile. I got to the house about 12.30, hard to get motivated but the house is so warm it is great.
I decided to start tiling the kitchen walls, dad was over to setup the radial arm saw which I bought on Ebay. He also wanted to get the trapdoor in the attic and also get the roof space access doors closed up. He mad all of these out of a sheet of MDF with a bit of architrave for trim.
Siobhan was over also to get the kitchen first coat finished but we were working around each other which was not great.
I had a match at 6:15 against Westport United so had to head off early, we won 4-1 which was grand.

Noting done

Heading out tonite, Larry is over so going for a few pints so I did not manage to get anything done.

Lights and papers

Working the papers again this morning.
I was @ the recess lights again, all filled now and painted bar one. Have to go over the kitchen again as I am not overly happy with the amount of light which is escaping around the side.

Bath and shower

Bath and shower door arrived today but the door is wrong, have to get it returned. Still no sign of the tiles from TileSave, getting annoying at this stage.
I refilled the lights which I had pre filled, the filler is excellent and before it all dried I went back with a steel float and water and smoothed it off.