the one... plug for the painter

I have nothing bad to say about the painter.

Honestly, from the initial phone call all the way through to now, he has been fantastic.

We liaised via email and phone for a little over a couple of months before he even started and he always stayed in touch and up to date on where he was at with other jobs.

My parents have even hired him to do some work at their place - another Queensland home.

So here is my plug for Nigel hard at work here.

If you are in the Brisbane area, I can't recommend Nigel highly enough.

Lisa xo

the one... with another eave repair

The plumber has removed the large 'smell' pipe that was located just outside the back door.

You know I never paid much attention to it before, probably because the back stairs and patio was there but now that I'll be sitting out there on the new deck it just had to go!

See that lovely big pipe coming up out of the roof... that's it.

And this is the back now...

Pipe all gone.

The chippy just needs to replace the section of eaves where the pipe because right now there is a big ugly hole.

No, that's not the final colour you can see there.  That's the undercoat with a touch of black added for better coverage.

You'll see the final colour soon, I promise not long now.

the one... at the end of week 3

I did a quick run around the house to take the latest photos.

That's not the final colour, that's just the undercoat.

the one... with the fascia fixed

Another project that was on the to-do list before actual paint could be put on the cottage was to repair the front fascia.

Well the chippy has been and gone.

It looks clean and tidy now - if you look past the need for paint!