Special day

I began fitting ceiling coving throughout my new house in June and began painting the interior starting with the kitchen in the last week of that month. Since then I’ve installed the complete kitchen, the hand-basin in the bathroom, a couple of wall-mounted bathroom cabinets, the shower screen, the floors in all of the bedrooms, a floor-to-ceiling fully-fitted wardrobe and storage unit in the larger two, 6 exterior lights and 43 LED spots throughout the whole of the interior.

I’ve also had to paint the ceiling and walls of every room with a sealer-undercoat and top coat and today is special because at last almost exactly six months to the day, I’ve now completed the task by finishing off the ‘cellier’, the utility room that houses the heat pump unit and will also be the home for my washing machine and freezer.

It wasn’t a job that I was relishing or looking forward to mainly because if I’d known how much pipework would be associated with the heat pump I’d have painted the room before it was installed. But I left it too late and was left with the unenviable job of trying to paint around all the plumbing as I just couldn’t face leaving any part of the room as bare plasterboard. It took a lot of masking but I’ve managed it to a point where I’m pleased with the results.

The room isn’t finished – I’ve got to install at least one worktop and wall and floor storage units as well as make some alterations to the plumbing to connect a small sink and allow the washing machine and freezer to fit closer to the wall than they originally could. But with the painting done the worst is over (I hope!) 😕