Time Running Short, so Finishing Jobs, 26 July

 

Last day of ‘holiday’ or me. We still have another four days here, but I’ll be working from home. As a result I wanted to progress/complete current ‘work in progress’ rather than start new jobs. So:

·         Internal garage door painted – one more coat needed

·         Last bit of filling rubbed down on veranda balustrade post and under coated filled area

·         Decorative covers fitted behind shower controls to hide the sealant around the pipework coming out of the wall.

·         Template made, and wood cut, for the final ‘fixed’ panel that will go over the trough on the garage roof. Glad I took Sally’s advice and made a card template as it resulted in a really nice fit.

·         Made a nice hardwood chopping board from a remnant from the new kitchen worktop – will help protect the worktop.

·         Did some minor repairs and filling of the door that leads to the walk-in wardrobe in our bedroom.

Meanwhile Sally was sanding down some plaster I’d applied to the French door alcove in Serena’s room – and then she spent an age clearing up the mass of dust it generated. She also painted the skirting boards in the study and rubbed down the walk-in wardrobe door.

Barbecued steak for dinner and then a walk up into town for a couple of double-boule ice-creams.

Main jobs left for the remaining evenings:

  • Paint balustrade posts
  • Seal and final topcoat for the lids/seats for the garage roof trough.
  • Finish painting and hand the internal garage door and fit the new lock.
Sunset over Uzerche

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