http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk All you need to know for your house renovation & home improvement Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:53:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What are the pros and cons to the wet or 'dry' underfloor systems? Wet systems Wet systems circulate low temperature water (typically 50˚C) through a series of continuous pipe loops under the floor. Great for: New-build properties, complete renovations, extensions and large areas. Cost: Can be as little as £12 to 16 per sq ... http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk/underfloor-heating-wet-or-electric/ Day 68 - second fit for electrics have been installed. Not overly impressed with the final finish - the sockets are not straight and the light pendents are showing some wires. The outside render has been painted. http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk/day-68/ Day 66 - We are weather tight, for the first time in 12 weeks, I don't need to worry about the weather. The outside dormers are rendered and the outside wood work has been installed. http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk/day-66/ Day 64 - the plastering is now 100% complete. The 4 doors are now hung and dresses and the velux window above the stairs has been installed. We even have window cills. The front door is to be hung, so I made templates of all the door furniture and stuck ... http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk/day-64/ Day 59 - Bathroom in but waste pipe attached to broken pipe so that needs fixing. The bathroom window and second bedroom has been fitted. Need to go through some details with builder as deadlines are getting passed. Had to haggle over doors being installed which was disappoiting but all ... http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk/day-59/ Day 56 - the floors are in. The rooms now look like rooms and hopefully the dust level, that falls everyday, will now decrease. The bathroom has started to be installed. http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk/day-56/ Day 54 - For the first time in the houses 100 years history, it has stairs. It is now, no longer and bungelow but a house - quietly proud of that, if truth be told. The plastering is now down to 1 wall to be done and the stairwell has ... http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk/day-54/ Day 50 - 90% plastering complete, radiators are installed and most importantly, the stairs have starts to be built against the new wall. We've come to the conclusion that continuing to the next stage - ground floor - is dispressing, but not as dispressing as living 'normally' and then starting ... http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk/day-50/ "Acid yellow, lime green and Spanish rose? You can't be serious?" Such were the cries from friends when they heard I was planning to re-paint my living room. I had discovered the fun interactive tool on the website of the organic paint company Ecos, which allows you to paint the ... http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk/eco-paint/ Day 45 - First window installed and the plastering has started. Bath suite arrives and tile have been purchased. Bathroom window has been cut through. http://www.renovationcentral.co.uk/day-45/