We're making good progress now. A bit of time off work has meant that I can press on and spend whole days working on the project rather than trying to fit it in around family, work and leisure.
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| With the insulation complete, bearers fitted, the whole room wrapped in the vapour control barrier and all joints taped shut with aluminium tape it was time to start fitting the plasterboard sheets. |
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| Fitting the boards on the sloped ceiling was a bit tricky, but by fitting some temporary bearers and supports I was able to lift the sheets into place myself and then screw them into their final position. |
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| Each of the Velux windows had to have plasterboard fitted to each side, top and bottom so that the ingos could be plastered and painted to match the ceiling. The top ingo extends out horizontally whilst the bottom ingo extends down vertically. As well as improving the aesthetics this also allows more light into the room. |
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| The plastering of the curve was well beyond my capabilities, so once again the 'Day It Yersel' ethos was binned in favour of getting the professionals in. We managed to squeeze a small alloy tower into the stairwell to make it easier to plaster. |
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| The professionals in question are Paul Skilling (Senior) Plasterers - 07974 805 688, but there's absolutely no question over their work. The first coat of plaster is a bonding coat and once that has dried the finishing coat of plaster will be applied. |
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| Once the sloped ceiling was plasterboarded the walls were done, with the electrical cables pulled through and the socket boxes fitted. |
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| So there we have it, plasterboarding all finished and the first coat of plaster applied to the inside of the stairwell. |
