Roaming Galah: First weekend working on the new abode (11 & 12 Feb)

A very overdue update...

So, the weekend of settlement happened a little over 2 weeks ago now but this event will be etched on my memory forever!

The first hurdle of the weekend was NO POWER! Thanks to Energex being right on time for their 5 hour window between 1pm-5pm, I missed the crucial visit by them to test the power and switch it back on. This testing is only a requirement in Queensland - typical police state Queensland!

So our first night in our new house was rather eventful without power. What else were we to do but go down to Manly Hotel and celebrate with an old friend of Glen's who lives in the area and conveniently on the way from the Manly train station to the pub.

The next morning - ouch, I had a hangover... great first start to the weekend of work. After discovering a 24 hour bakery for breakfast it was on to working on the house.

First task - rip up all the carpets etc ready for the floor sanding to start on Monday.

The carpet was easy.

We decided to rip up the lino in the toilet and laundry area too - that was easy.

The lino floor in the kitchen was easy...... well the first layer was. Yes, we discovered a 2nd layer of lino tiles underneath the existing lino. We discovered this late Saturday when we were running out of light. This 2nd layer was actually stuck straight onto the wooden floorboards. Uuuurgh!!

The next morning, after a trip to Bunnings & after early breakfast at the 24 hour bakery we were back at the house to finish off. It took approximately 6 hours to get these lino tiles off. In the end the night came and we were saved by our fantastic new neighbour. He gave us a big flourescent light & smaller light on an extension lead from his place. He also gave us a big handled floor scraper that he sharpened for us. (He's a waterproofer so he had all the right tools - thank god!!)

Here's some pics of our massive task - ooooohh nasty