It’s a long post but hopefully I can help. As this momentous task is coming to an end (and I’ll probably do a progress update when it’s finished in a week) I thought it’d be good to answer questions I get asked a lot about plastering and working with tradesmen. We only want it doing once, so let’s get it done right. Some people may wish to tackle plastering themselves and that’s flippin’ awesome – I can’t imagine the amount of money you saved and the satisfaction you must get from being able to say: “I did that.” There are some areas where I feel DIY isn’t your best bet though and it’s time to call in the professionals. Obviously the DIY stuff more for Joe than myself, and the fact that he took time out of his weekend lately to visit a Screwfix Live event I think shows how much his interest has grown. We need to decorate, but we need to eat too! So, yes, budgetary reasons were key, but I’d also be lying if I didn’t say it’s almost become a hobby too. This final room will mark the end of our “brickwork life”, and closing a chapter on renovating and living in dust.įor the most part, we’ve tried to DIY what we can to keep costs down and keep things moving when payday seemed like a faraway notion. We just didn’t have one lump sum of cash to throw at the problem, but we’ve got there. To be honest, that’s why it’s taken so long. As of next week, when the job is expected to be complete, we will have re-plastered every single wall in this house since moving in 3 years ago.
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