And so it starts

I had to go over to Le Bugue this morning as I had a 10€ Brico Marché voucher that had to be used by tomorrow. I put it towards a mitre joint cutting set to use when I start on the ceiling coving in my house. I tried it out when I got back and I wasn’t too impressed with the results, but I mustn’t be too hasty and will have to experiment with it a little bit more.

I was expecting the masking film that I ordered a few days ago to be delivered by UPS this afternoon so I thought it would be a good idea to be in the house when it arrived so it wasn’t ‘undelivered’ and taken away again. It struck me that now would be a good time to start on installing my LED ceiling lights in the living room and corridor as I’d prepped the ceilings in those areas a few days back, so I got cracking on them straight away.

After I’d got the hang of it, I was surprised by how quick and easy they were to fit. They have non-screw electrical connectors which I have to confess I’ve not had much luck with previously but these ones turned out to be a doddle to use and surprisingly effective. Here are the first two lights that went up, in the dining area of the living room.

Here’s the complete dining area with its four LED lights all in place.

I pressed on and by the late afternoon I’d managed to put up all 12 LED lights in the living room area which I didn’t think when I’d started I’d be able to do.

Tomorrow I’ll finish off the last two that I can put up, in the corridor, and then I’ll get back onto the ceiling coving. I wondered previously if I’d need to seal the walls before putting it up but the adhesive is described as ‘to be used on all kinds of porous surfaces’ with plaster being specifically mentioned. So I’m pleased that I can go ahead with the walls as they are.

I haven’t decided yet whether to mask the floor before I start. I think I will because otherwise I’ll have to pick up all of the tiny polystyrene fragments that result when the coving is cut before I then mask for sealing and painting of the ceilings. If I mask beforehand I can then get on with the painting straight away after masking up the windows and doorways. Who knows, I might even have the coving and ceilings in the living room and corridor finished by the end of the week-end 🙂