Second fix includes terminating electrics, installing plumbing fittings, tiling and decorating. Carpentry including installing staircase, architraves, skirting and kitchen.
Open plan kitchen The kitchen was designed by myself and built and installed by Box Hill Joinery, a local manufacturer. The kitchen is open plan in our main living space so needed to have a quality feel that I would be happy living with all the time. It is based around an island unit [...]
The staircase is a simple straight run of solid oak treads and risers fixed to a wall on one side. This was to then have a handrail/under stair cupboard built from timber framing clad with fumed oak floorboards as used in the living room. The staircase was produced by Stairbox, an online supplier, who [...]
Spray paint decorating I decided to spray paint the walls and ceiling as I knew it would be much quicker and also a great way of getting a good finish. I had been advised to paint the top coat with a fine roller as otherwise it would be impossible to touch up in the [...]
Ground floor flush skirting and architrave I had decided to have a flush skirting and architrave on the ground floor and then a simpler to install surface mounted skirting and architrave on the first floor, with a detail to mimic the shadow gap. It is always tricky to have a good quality shadow gap [...]
What to put on the floor in a passive house? I decided to tile all of the ground floor except for the separate living room 'snug' and then use large rugs in areas that I wanted to soften. Large format tiles look great in open plan spaces and also transmit heat really well so [...]
