SECOND FIX
Being as I have not updated the blog in a few months, thought it would be a good idea to bring everyone up to date.
As we completed the outside of the building, our attention switches to the inside and start on the second fix, (the bit where you actually get things ready)
Tarja concentrated on the base painting and wallpapering, while I was doing the waterproofing of the areas that have to be tiled, another small job I had to take care of was the ventilation system throughout the house.
The ventilation is done mechanically, we have a machine in the utility room, it draws fresh air into the house, if it is too cold outside, it goes via heat exchanger to be warmed, cutting out a cold draught on the back of your neck, it also recycles some of the internal air, so it saves on the energy costs, bedrooms and living rooms have fresh air pumped into them, extraction is done via the "wet rooms" ie, utility room, bathroom, sauna and small toilet, there is an extra extraction in the kitchen as well, thought the kitchen is fitted with its own extraction fan via the cooker hood. this will be fitted same time as all the other kitchen appliances.
We called in some contractors, they had to take care of the rainwater gutters and downpipes, also the roof safety and access ladder, the other contractor was taking care of the glass roof on the main terrace and the glass terrace attached to the kitchen.
FRONT TERRACE, framework ready for the glass fitter.
MAIN TERRACE, frame ready for roofing, this will be 8mm safety glass, smoke grey in colour.
Rainwater gutters and downpipes fitted.
LADDER FOR ROOF ACCESS, this is mandatory here, allows for easy inspection of the roof and also for the chimney cleaner.
GABLE WALL.
door to utility room and framework for terrace. All gutters and downpipes fitted to house.
TINPLATE FLASHING. this is fitted to all the windows
DOOR TO LIVING ROOM, gives quick access to the terrace.
VENTILATION SYSTEM.
all the pipes will be insulated, the fresh air pipes came with a neoprene insulation already fitted, the exhaust air must be done with mineral wool as the air is warmer and has more condensation in it, if it was not insulated it would drip water when the temperature drops as the vapour would condense. The aluminium pipes are silencers, very much the same as in a car.
Pipes dropping through the ceiling to various rooms
The chimney joint arrived and was fitted too, this was necessary as we had moved the original position of the fireplace and the chimney was going to exit the building via the ridgeboard
TEST DRIVING THE FIREPLACE.
This is going to supply a lot of our heat during the long winter, it works on the storage radiator principle, one load of logs and it warms up about half the house, it retains heat for about half a day or slightly longer.
Tarja and her sister getting on with the wallpapering, 2 bedrooms, livingroom and hallway are papered, all other walls are tiled or painted. All walls were primed with base paint, this serves two purposes, one it covers up all the work that was done with joint filler, two, the adhesive from the paper, it does not soak into the baseboard, making it easier to redecorate in future, as you only have to dampen the paper to remove it.
LIVING ROOM, base painted
Main bedroom
Guest bedroom
WATERPROOF MEMBRANE FABRIC.
This is put on all the joints and edges, a liquid rubber based fibreglass reinforced waterproofing agent is applied, it comes to about .6mm thick
Membrane and waterproofing around the tap fittings.
membrane and waterproofing done on the wall joint.
Membrane and waterproofing at seam between wall and floor.
SAUNA FLOOR, waterproofed and tiled.
Bathroom, waterproofed and tiled
Small toilet floor, waterproofed and tiled
Wall tiles in small toilet.
Small toilet walls tiled.
As we completed the outside of the building, our attention switches to the inside and start on the second fix, (the bit where you actually get things ready)
Tarja concentrated on the base painting and wallpapering, while I was doing the waterproofing of the areas that have to be tiled, another small job I had to take care of was the ventilation system throughout the house.
The ventilation is done mechanically, we have a machine in the utility room, it draws fresh air into the house, if it is too cold outside, it goes via heat exchanger to be warmed, cutting out a cold draught on the back of your neck, it also recycles some of the internal air, so it saves on the energy costs, bedrooms and living rooms have fresh air pumped into them, extraction is done via the "wet rooms" ie, utility room, bathroom, sauna and small toilet, there is an extra extraction in the kitchen as well, thought the kitchen is fitted with its own extraction fan via the cooker hood. this will be fitted same time as all the other kitchen appliances.
We called in some contractors, they had to take care of the rainwater gutters and downpipes, also the roof safety and access ladder, the other contractor was taking care of the glass roof on the main terrace and the glass terrace attached to the kitchen.
FRONT TERRACE, framework ready for the glass fitter.
MAIN TERRACE, frame ready for roofing, this will be 8mm safety glass, smoke grey in colour.
Rainwater gutters and downpipes fitted.
LADDER FOR ROOF ACCESS, this is mandatory here, allows for easy inspection of the roof and also for the chimney cleaner.
GABLE WALL.
door to utility room and framework for terrace. All gutters and downpipes fitted to house.
TINPLATE FLASHING. this is fitted to all the windows
DOOR TO LIVING ROOM, gives quick access to the terrace.
VENTILATION SYSTEM.
all the pipes will be insulated, the fresh air pipes came with a neoprene insulation already fitted, the exhaust air must be done with mineral wool as the air is warmer and has more condensation in it, if it was not insulated it would drip water when the temperature drops as the vapour would condense. The aluminium pipes are silencers, very much the same as in a car.
Pipes dropping through the ceiling to various rooms
The chimney joint arrived and was fitted too, this was necessary as we had moved the original position of the fireplace and the chimney was going to exit the building via the ridgeboard
TEST DRIVING THE FIREPLACE.
This is going to supply a lot of our heat during the long winter, it works on the storage radiator principle, one load of logs and it warms up about half the house, it retains heat for about half a day or slightly longer.
Tarja and her sister getting on with the wallpapering, 2 bedrooms, livingroom and hallway are papered, all other walls are tiled or painted. All walls were primed with base paint, this serves two purposes, one it covers up all the work that was done with joint filler, two, the adhesive from the paper, it does not soak into the baseboard, making it easier to redecorate in future, as you only have to dampen the paper to remove it.
LIVING ROOM, base painted
Main bedroom
Guest bedroom
WATERPROOF MEMBRANE FABRIC.
This is put on all the joints and edges, a liquid rubber based fibreglass reinforced waterproofing agent is applied, it comes to about .6mm thick
Membrane and waterproofing around the tap fittings.
membrane and waterproofing done on the wall joint.
Membrane and waterproofing at seam between wall and floor.
SAUNA FLOOR, waterproofed and tiled.
Bathroom, waterproofed and tiled
Small toilet floor, waterproofed and tiled
Wall tiles in small toilet.
Small toilet walls tiled.
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