The Dining Room
As the dining room is going to have a knock-through to the new extension, we wondered whether the skirting board should be saved and reused?
The skirting board is over 4m in length, so removing it was going to be a laborious task. The idea was to gently prise it away from the wall using chisels and a crowbar.
Finally after spending over half an hour the skirting was removed. They certainly don't make houses how they used to! You can see how the skirting is secured to the wall using timber shims wedged into the brickwork. These timber shims allow the skirting board to be nailed to the wall.
I also decided to lift a floorboard to see how much of a void there was below.
The void is a good 65mm which should be sufficient to replace the suspended timber floor with a new concrete slab, allowing a continuous floor connecting the dining room with the new extension.
Moving to the hallway, as this wall is going to be removed, we removed the skirting and architraves to reuse if needed.
The architrave around this door still needs removing. This door is going to be blocked off as we expect a double-door from the hallway into the kitchen area, and an opening in the wall to allow access to and from the kitchen.
Finally after spending over half an hour the skirting was removed. They certainly don't make houses how they used to! You can see how the skirting is secured to the wall using timber shims wedged into the brickwork. These timber shims allow the skirting board to be nailed to the wall.
I also decided to lift a floorboard to see how much of a void there was below.
Moving to the hallway, as this wall is going to be removed, we removed the skirting and architraves to reuse if needed.
Door leading from Hallway to side entrance and Breakfast room. |
Hallway looking into Dining room. |
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