Once upon a Time when I was a lot younger and had newborn Twins we embarked on an extension - renovation to our home.
One Friday, the builders decided that they were done, and just threw together 2 days worth of work in an afternoon.
It was a rushed job and it showed.
2 Weeks ago, I opened the Linen/Coat Cupboard and "Lost it".
I had had enough!
I had had enough!
Why oh Why did they leave it like this?
And Why haven't we done something about fixing it?
And Why haven't we done something about fixing it?
In houses built when ours was, the Frame was built into the floor joists before the Timber Floorboards (in our case Tasmanian Oak) were attached.
When you remove walls there is a 90 mm gap between the rooms.
A Good Tradesman would source similar floorboards and repair the gap properly.
More work was required.
The scrap of Structaflor they used was basically thrown onto the bearers and only screwed down because it didn't lay flat. It was noticeably higher at one end and the door barely cleared it without the carpet.
I discovered it also wasn't glued down - which made getting it out an (almost) simple procedure.
When that was removed we discovered WHY it didn't lay flat.
What would have been a 2 minute job for a Chippie with a sharp chisel took DH Half an Hour to fix.
Mainly because he couldn't find his Sharp Chisel and the need to be careful around that junction box.
We did have pieces of Tasmanian Oak Floorboards (doesn't everyone keep offcut timber in the roof?).
The scrap of Structaflor they used was basically thrown onto the bearers and only screwed down because it didn't lay flat. It was noticeably higher at one end and the door barely cleared it without the carpet.
Which apparently involved drilling a LOT of holes, and then hitting it with a hammer.
(OK - Point of no return!)
When that was removed we discovered WHY it didn't lay flat.
One Joist was over a 1/4" higher than the others. And attached to that - was an electrical Junction box.
What would have been a 2 minute job for a Chippie with a sharp chisel took DH Half an Hour to fix.
Mainly because he couldn't find his Sharp Chisel and the need to be careful around that junction box.
And DH was able to sand 50 years of Dust off them before he broke not one but THREE of his tools in the process.
We deliberately decided to not fix the boards down and leave the junction box accessible..
And when we are out of lockdown I will line those linen shelves.
Now FINALLY the inside of the Cupboard is presentable and I found somewhere to keep the Step Ladder!
It is funny how something like that can wait so long to be done. Congrats on getting it sorted out now!
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