Semi-detached renovation: interior finishing

Folding glass doors.

37EW — Staircase finished: wood treads on crisp white risers, black twisted iron railings and timber handrails.

37EW — Floors uncovered and looking sharp, bathroom fitted out with vanity and sanitary ware, and marble-look tiling with skirting in. Final stretch before handover.

37EW — Porch and soffit painted, rooms painted out and the new vinyl floors protected. Final stretch before handover.

37EW — Car porch soffit painted and new floodlights up on the eaves. Gate pillar lamp fitted at the front.

37EW — ceiling boards are up across the car porch and side passage, with joints and screw holes filled and wiring left ready for the lights. Ready for sanding and paint.

37EW — sockets and switches going into the new cabinets, suspended ceiling framing up, drywall and corner beads closing in the rooms.

vinyl flooring delivered, roof awning fully sealed with triple layer so leakage doesn’t happen.

37EW progress today: window openings wrapped in plastic sheeting ahead of vinyl flooring this weekend, and customer-ordered sanitary ware delivered and inspected on site before install.

Carpentry is in at 37EW. The cabinet carcasses and island base are on site and being fitted, with the floor still covered for protection.

Carpentry is in at 37EW. The cabinet carcasses are on site and being fitted, with the floor still covered for protection. We are moving into the final lap of this job.

Interior painting has started at 37EW. The staircase walls are coated and the handrail and balustrade are wrapped and taped before the next stage. In the toilet the tiling is done and the WC is in, covered up while the painting work goes on.

Sliding gate is up at 37EW. The frame was welded on site before it went on. Solar is in as well, lifted up to the roof by crane. Toilets and shower sets are installed in both bathrooms. Moving closer to completion.

Painting has started at 37EW. The ceilings inside and the external walls now have their coat on, scaffold still up. Solar panels go in next week. Four months in, and the long wait now is carpentry and windows.

Rear courtyard tiling at 37EW. Large-format grey tiles laid right across the yard. The access covers are cut in so the grout lines carry straight through them. Work around the courtyard is still going on.

Exterior flooring at 37EW is about 90% done. The last tiles are down with the levelling clips still on. Inside we have started the self-levelling screed, ready for vinyl flooring.

Planning stage for a solar PV system. This is the roof plan showing where the panels will sit. Layout is set out before any install work starts.

Laying floor tiles across the courtyard on this A&A job. Every gradient is measured so water runs off the way it should. Screed bed goes down first, then the tiles follow the fall. Working doubly hard to keep on schedule.

Internal level 1 tiling is nearly done. Large format tiles laid with levelling clips to keep them flat. Now we move to the external works, rendering and waterproofing the structure at the front. Job at 37EW.

Laying the floor tiles in this courtyard. Big-format tiles with levelling clips to keep them flat. Left the openings for the services and finishing the rest this week.

Exterior tiling works, job 37EW. Large tiles laid out with levelling clips to hold the gradient and keep the alignment matched across the floor. Working on it every day to get it finished. Levels checked as we go.

Work in progress on this house. Walls plastered, bathroom tiling going in with levelling clips still on, and the staircase balustrade set. Floor is almost ready for screed to level up before finishing and paint works.

Renovation works on a 3-storey semi-detached house. Over three months of masonry, partition, electrical and plumbing work. Here you can see the ceiling being built up and the floor tiling going in with levelling clips still on. Job is running well and we may finish before the November 2026 completion date.

— Larry @larryhoo89

Work in progress on job 37EW. We are forming the window and door openings and smoothing the wall around them ready for installation. Same job we are laying the floor tiles, set out with levelling clips before grouting. Wiring is still run loose while the rooms are being finished.