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June | 2015 | the school of renovating

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The school of renovating. Just a blog about two kids learning about renovating the hard way. Its all about the little things. June 29, 2015. June 29, 2015. Over the last six weeks of renovating there has been a lot to learn, a lot to do and a lot to be thankful for. It is easy to think of these pop by’s as an inconvenience. You just get on a roll hand-painting the decorative cornices (and by roll, I mean your brain finally switches off and you’re on autopilot because its such a mind numbing task! Ring wi...

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Don’t sweat the small stuff | the school of renovating

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The school of renovating. Just a blog about two kids learning about renovating the hard way. Don’t sweat the small stuff. July 23, 2015. July 23, 2015. Someone failed to explain to me when I decided to start my blog about renovating that I would suddenly not have the time to blog because I’d be too busy doing the thing I was supposed to be writing about! And the renovating itself has becoming an all encompassing being which invades my personal life, dinner conversations and relationship! With some additi...

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May | 2015 | the school of renovating

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The school of renovating. Just a blog about two kids learning about renovating the hard way. Let the demolition begin! May 27, 2015. May 27, 2015. Last week we marked the official beginning of our renovation with the demolition. It can be the scariest part of a renovation because it doesn’t matter to what extent you have done your homework on a particular property before purchase, there really is no telling what is actually there (or hidden! Until you begin to tear the place apart. With the muchly apprec...

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Progress Shots | the school of renovating

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The school of renovating. Just a blog about two kids learning about renovating the hard way. Week One – Demolition. Week Two – Plumbing, Slab and Priming. Week Three – Patching External Timber Cladding (with recycled timbers from the sleepout). Oh…And more priming! Week Four – Painting begins and back door is installed. 8211; Painting continues, soak wells are craned in and cavity sliders are installed. Week Six – Wall sheets go up and the bedroom is finally painted! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. The big (...

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We’re off and running | the school of renovating

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The school of renovating. Just a blog about two kids learning about renovating the hard way. We’re off and running. June 5, 2015. June 3, 2015. This weekend was the Western Australian Day long weekend but instead of having a relaxing weekend celebrating the beautiful state that we live in, the house was a flurry of activity. Remember those naughty rotting timbers? Well, thanks to the help of a super handy brother/brother in law we have removed them and put a concrete footing it its place. Address never m...

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Glory box delights | the school of renovating

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The school of renovating. Just a blog about two kids learning about renovating the hard way. June 8, 2015. June 11, 2015. The boy sold his apartment fully furnished and given that we had only acquired things in the last couple of months meant that we only had a handful of things to move. Or so we thought! However, when that truck arrived and the door flung open, I was a little bit confused by the number of boxes inside. How had we acquired so much stuff? And the list goes on! Collecting these bits and pi...

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July | 2015 | the school of renovating

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The school of renovating. Just a blog about two kids learning about renovating the hard way. Don’t sweat the small stuff. July 23, 2015. July 23, 2015. Someone failed to explain to me when I decided to start my blog about renovating that I would suddenly not have the time to blog because I’d be too busy doing the thing I was supposed to be writing about! And the renovating itself has becoming an all encompassing being which invades my personal life, dinner conversations and relationship! With some additi...

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We’re off and running | the school of renovating

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The school of renovating. Just a blog about two kids learning about renovating the hard way. We’re off and running. June 5, 2015. June 3, 2015. This weekend was the Western Australian Day long weekend but instead of having a relaxing weekend celebrating the beautiful state that we live in, the house was a flurry of activity. Remember those naughty rotting timbers? Well, thanks to the help of a super handy brother/brother in law we have removed them and put a concrete footing it its place. Address never m...

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The importance of doing your homework.  | the school of renovating

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The school of renovating. Just a blog about two kids learning about renovating the hard way. The importance of doing your homework. August 5, 2015. August 6, 2015. We learnt the hard way this week about the importance of doing your homework and the realities of assuming. Without any consideration for price, given that the cabinet itself was two doors and a washing machine hole, we sent the cabinet maker on his merry way to create and install. There’s nothing else to say but that it was a rookie err...