Wednesday 30 July 2014

Summertime in London ….. June/July 2014

25 June – 05 July 2014:  London

We have left Balvenie in Grenada for a few weeks and flown back to England.  

When we left England 20 years ago, we backpacked for a year through South America, Africa and Asia before settling back in New Zealand in 1995.  We rented out our two flats in London, one of which we have since sold,  the other has been tenanted for the 20 years we have been away.    The time has come for a major refurbishment so it’s time for maintenance in exotic places yet again.

How It Looked at the Beginning

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The kitchen and the bathroom – definitely seen better days

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Paint flaking off the bedroom walls, lounge looking very tired with more flaking paint and worn carpet

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7 long days of solid demolition 

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Demolition Duo start on the bathroom and kitchen, what a mess!!

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The hallway remains untouched, the bedroom walls completely stripped back and sanded

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End of Week One

Saturday 19 July 2014

Busy Time In London ..... July 2014

We are in London for a couple of months doing overdue major renovations on our apartment here that we have had rented out for over 20 years.  Our days have been spent pulling out the kitchen and bathroom, sanding, plastering, painting, pulling up flooring and making a huge mess.  Our nights are spent watching You Tube videos on How To Tile / Install a Kitchen / Fit a Toilet, Bath etc.  It is all go.  The blog will be updated with the rest of our Caribbean adventures for this season soon.