Painting.........

[Terpe]

I'm still painting.........

I'll finish the Kitchen tomorrow....hopefully, then I will move on to the 'dirty kitchen'...

I'm very confident my wife will find a number of other projects.
I know she wants to replace all the door handles in the house and to replace all the windows with PVC double glazed units from Wilcon.

Soon I'm hoping to create a whole new en-suite shower room and CR before moving on to fixing up the 2nd floor guest room.
Finally we still need to finalise a large area up on the 3rd floor.

Here's hoping I can convince her that a holiday, a fishing trip and Christmas holiday will come before I work myself to death

[stevewool]

I'm still painting.........

I'll finish the Kitchen tomorrow....hopefully, then I will move on to the 'dirty kitchen'...

I'm very confident my wife will find a number of other projects.
I know she wants to replace all the door handles in the house and to replace all the windows with PVC double glazed units from Wilcon.

Soon I'm hoping to create a whole new en-suite shower room and CR before moving on to fixing up the 2nd floor guest room.
Finally we still need to finalise a large area up on the 3rd floor.

Here's hoping I can convince her that a holiday, a fishing trip and Christmas holiday will come before I work myself to death

So have you set aside a date to paint our rooms in marikina, there is a nice roof deck to chill on if you get bored

[fred]

I'm still painting.........

I'll finish the Kitchen tomorrow....hopefully, then I will move on to the 'dirty kitchen'...

I'm very confident my wife will find a number of other projects.
I know she wants to replace all the door handles in the house and to replace all the windows with PVC double glazed units from Wilcon.

Soon I'm hoping to create a whole new en-suite shower room and CR before moving on to fixing up the 2nd floor guest room.
Finally we still need to finalise a large area up on the 3rd floor.

Here's hoping I can convince her that a holiday, a fishing trip and Christmas holiday will come before I work myself to death

Up to my knees in damned concrete myself... You dont wanna know!!
Might post pics later after its finished and I have calmed down a bit!

[Terpe]

Up to my knees in damned concrete myself... You dont wanna know!!
Might post pics later after its finished and I have calmed down a bit!

[Terpe]

The cost of labour here is very low. At first glance it might seem crazy to be working hard in this climate. Why not just pay someone to do it ?

It's like this.... I really don't mind painting and it can be relaxing. It's nice when you can take time do a decent job and enjoy the difference such jobs make.

On the other hand, I've learnt from experience that a 'good' job is not always what you get from someone whose just in it for money.
I want to take care in proper preparation of the surfaces I'm painting. For want of a better phrase, I want it done right. I want it sanded smooth after each coat. I want primer, undercoat and 2-3 coats of topcoat. I want all the tools and equipment cleaned, I want all spills and splashes removed immediately. I don't want any 'overpainting' on adjacent surfaces or on light switches and sockets etc.

Seems I want the impossible so I do it myself.

I'll turn my hand to most things that I know I can do.

The builders I employed to remodel the house did a fair job for a fair price. But, in hindsight, their attention to smaller detail was lacking.