Nearly there!

I made good progress today despite creating a whole lot more dust that I had to get rid of yet again. I’d noticed clumps of dust that had remained on the walls after rubbing the plaster down and wondered if the ceiling was the same. Of course it was! I couldn’t think about spraying knowing it was there so I had to go right around the living room and corridor walls and ceiling with a large broom removing it.

Then I had to wipe all the surfaces that would have masking tape applied to them with a damp sponge and only then could I continue masking things up that needed it. After applying masking tape all around the door frames I could start masking the doors up. This actually is the easy bit (if any masking could be described as easy) because I have a special 3M applicator that lets you apply film from a roller with its top edge stuck onto masking tape. You run this across the top of a door sticking it as you go and cut it to length with an inbuilt blade.

The film that the masking tape is attached to is in the form of a drop-down sheet so all you then then have to do once the film drops down and covers the door is apply tape to its edges. Regrettably the film is only 1.8 metres long so I’ll have to fill up the bottoms of the doors when I mask up the floor. I did all of the doors that I wanted to but left the bedroom and bathroom doors with the film left high so I can get in and out of them.

I intend to buy another 12 litres of sealer-undercoat tomorrow together with more rolls of masking tape that I’m using masses of and am about to run out of. And then, who knows, if everything runs smoothly I might get the living rooms and corridor walls and ceiling undercoated. If I can, that would be a HUGE leap forward 😀

But tonight is party night! After finishing this I’m off to Madeleine and Victor’s for a knees-up! Well, a discreet evening of convivial company anyway 😉