The best things are worth waiting for...

...  in our case there are lots of those things, but the first being the shower!

So, it's almost 4 weeks since we moved into Little Munro Beach House and today I can proudly say we have a working shower.  It's not finished but after the alternatives this is fantastic news.  It's a one off, it's unique and it's been made from all sorts from various sources and it looks great.  I can't wait to see the final result not only the shower but the whole bathroom...


Before work starts on the shower

 

Looking good



Just need the taps and door but what a difference


Another big difference is the floor in the spare room, lounge, dining room and kitchen.  The flooring had been there for at least 20 years so you can imagine removing it was not an easy task.  The lino in the kitchen was stuck with a glue which did not want to shift, then the carpet in the spare room, lounge and dining room was just as bad.  First the carpet was pulled up, then the foam backing had to be scraped up followed by the heat gun and a scraper to remove the glue.  But if that wasn't bad enough, Kris sanded it all with a belt sander, he spent hours over 3 days on his knees wearing a his protective gear, to say he is shattered is an understatement but again it has been worth it.



This carpet was in the spare room
as well as the lounge & dining room



After ripping up the carpet and foam
backing we were left with the glue






The spare room after being sanded



Removing the glue with the scraper and heat gun

 

Next job was the sanding with a belt sander





The lounge after being sanded



and the dining room

















We have the container arriving first thing tomorrow, so we have been getting organised as there are 112 items of furniture and boxes.  But despite there being so much to do at least with our stuff here it will feel more like home.