Extending/remodelling 60s Dormer Bungalow - part 5 - internal

Well, things have moved on at a pace. The upper doors are now fitted, and awaiting the Juliet balcony, as I decided to design something bespoke rather than going with the standard 'prison bars' style railing.

Inside the extension we've overcome the technical challenges of moving the electricity connection and meter (after paying e-on the outrageous price of £541 for 90 minutes work) and moving in the oil-fired boiler, from the temporary shelter they preserved when the garage was pulled down and into the new utility area. The electrics have been put into place very efficiently.

They have put up the stud walls for the utility and cloakroom, and plastered the walls. They are also prepared to cut through a new door to the dining room, although they aren't doing this until the window of the cloakroom is fitted and the whole building is secure and weather-tight.

Upstairs they have sectioned off the en suite bathroom, plastered the new master bedroom, built some large wardrobes, and created a corridor between the two smaller existing bedrooms to access the new room.

I saw them cut the first hole through from the old house to the new:

Then they blocked off the bedrooms and corridor to prevent dust and draughts, so I was left with frustrated curiosity!

Then they revealed they had put up the studs for the corridor. This looks great as it lines up exactly with the existing landing, and also with the wall of the en-suite (the latter I'm told was a happy coincidence). The light coming in to the new room is great, through the big windows and the skylights:

The sanitary ware has been delivered and is being plumbed in, and the en suite is being tiled. Again, I've taken a creative option, as we are leaving the squares in the ventanas and the border until I've had a chance to see whether I can make something cool in my glass kiln. In the meanwhile we do get some awful karaoke for free :o)

Now they are working on door frames, and plasterboarding the corridors and the new walls to the two existing bedrooms either side:

There is a lot going on, but it is well organised chaos! As John always says "no dramas".

John and Neil have remained polite and cheery, and seem to strike a good balance between asking for my input and getting on and doing things autonomously. They seem to have a lot of friends who cover all the trades to draw on, which is reassuring as they all seem to hold the same high standards. I'm getting used to the work pattern of an early start, a late breakfast at the local cafe, coffee in the afternoon to keep them going, and a finish somewhere between dark and 8pm. As they are keen to make the extension habitable by Christmas, they are working most weekends too!