Bank Holiday DIY

We have a new entry mat! Well, and floor. Many years ago when our Bella was built, some things didn't turn out as well as they could have done. Pete has changed the water pump three times, two of them after leaks. The water decided to seep between the marine ply base floor and the oak installed at Bella's refit. Over time, this curled the top layer. So we changed that today.

With a special electric saw, the only name Bosch gives it is tool, Pete cut out a swathe of the oak. Then he installed moulding. Then Elizabeth was back to floor laying, this time, thick coir on a solid rubber base. Of course Maxwell had to check out the new mat before it could be cut 😆

New kitchen floor

Well, we needed an off-cut for the bathroom, so we got a new galley floor. This one took no time at all compared to the bathroom. If we don't include the time it took to lift the old floor, drive to the studio, lay the old floor on the new one as a pattern, cut it out, and drive back home. Elizabeth did the cut and fit, Pete suggested the we also refloor the plinth under the cooker. Yes!

A new bathroom!

A new bathroom! We're delighted. It was needed, as the old one wasn't installed so well and the floor rotted below the shower. And into the cross beams below... Our lovely marina staff think that it was the capping off of the old pump-out tank pipes which were the problem.  One day whilst standing in the old shower and having the shower tray sink into the corner gave us a clue.

So here we are. There's a larger shower tray, a porcelain toilet (yes!!! No more plastic!!!), a new sink and taps and a new unit. There is also new wall covering with more to come on the window wall.

We also have a new kitchen floor, which took about 30 minutes to lay. This floor? Grrrrr.  One start revealed that the cushion vinyl tears. Grr. Paper pattern made, re-cut around the loo, then refit. Only 2.5 hours for the smallest room. The result is nice 