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Portobello Paradiso
The finding, planning, financing and building of a small house in Portobello
Sunday, June 07, 2009
More semi finished images
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Sunny May
These images are dedicated to Tomomi.
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Exterior cladding II
The last picture I could take before the camera battery died on me. The fabric getting in the way is a temporary screen while we assess our curtain options.
Exterior cladding
Using the timer function on my camera I took a picture every 30secs of the charring of the cladding for the ground floor.
17 photos which works out at about 8 minutes for 13 boards.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Some semi finished images
One of my favourite things about the house is this accidental Z:
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Front door clad in burnt oak
Lots of splitting due to some of the short lengths involved.
The burning
started back in January
Saturday, February 07, 2009
WE MOVED IN
The hardest days work on the project so far!
Thanks to everyone!
Friday, February 06, 2009
Handrails
Our lovely Scottish oak handrails ruined by the temporary plywood fall arrest...
Late at night - painting the timber floors
Again thanks to Paul!
and Neil! We are working 15 hour days this week as we have to move in on the 7th February 2009.
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Some semi finished images
Front door clad in burnt oak
WE MOVED IN
Handrails
Late at night - painting the timber floors
Finishing the timber
The staircase gets clad in timber
Laying solid wood floor
Concrete polishing - more
Polishing concrete floor
And what a difference a lick of paint makes
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Downstairs WC
Disaster strikes however
The painting party.
31st January more progress images, preparation for...
30th January Progress
Painted mist Coat applied
Burning oak cladding
Saturday 24th January
Bathroom Tiling and Handrails
Grumpy tapers
Bathroom progresses and staircase continues to giv...
Sliding Glass Doors installed, Week 11-15th Januar...
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Sliding doors in construction
Kotatsu table legs
Staircase: stringers water cut, saw cut treads and...
Plasterboarding is a difficult job
Bathroom going in
Curved ceiling
Luck like you wouldn't believe (drain connection)
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Coldest day of the year
Super Saturday
Protection for concrete floor
Lighting research
Concrete floor - more information and specificatio...
Polished concrete floor 4 (powerfloating into the ...
Polished concrete floor 3 (the powerfloat)
Polished concrete floor 2 (the screed)
Polished concrete floor 1 (the pour)
Concrete our preparation
Strike the Scaffold
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Sliding door base
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