Bathroom
Its all been a bit quiet on the bathroom front, as I did a couple of minor projects (table etc.) that were more immediately gratifying. So on Saturday while Mary did some work on the laptop, I got down to the laying of the floor.

I'd previously treated the underfloor area (once I'd removed any loose rust and dirt) with an anti-corrosion wax. I couldn't reach all the areas I wanted to without dismantling the shower etc., but a couple of judiciously drilled holes helped out. I used the anti-corrosion wax from here. The aerosols came with a long probe (ooh-err) to get to those hard to reach places.

The next stage was to cut the floor tiles to shape. I'd previously got some tiles from the Rubber Floor Company in 'cinnamon', as this closely matches the raddle red paint used on the exterior decks. Tedious eh? :)

These two pictures show the glue being applied to the floor and left to go off a bit before putting the tiles back down.





Here is the (almost...) finished floor, just need to do something around the edges. Then it'll be onto the new sink to replace the old one I so rashly ripped out 5 weeks ago.



Finally, here is a reminder of what the old toilet looked like before......skank-tastic.

Visitors

Heard some squeaking noises outside the boat yesterday and discovered one of the now almost fully grown cygnets lurking by the front. We seem to have a mix of both black and white swans here - very harmonious.

Lunchtime O'Blog

Haven't done an update for ages, so thought I'd write a quick one over lunch. Been making a table from the reclaimed NZ wood. The idea being that this'll be better for working at, maybe even dining, but lets not get ahead of myself here.

This picture shows the now familiar to regular readers 'woodshaving fest'



The table still needs waxing and the detachable leg sorting out, but it'll look like this up.....



....and like this down.



Genius eh? Isambard Kingdom Brunel would be impressed with the over engineering in this, especially the hinges which are designed for truck tailgates. I was just looking round the local ironmongers and these seemed to fit the bill. No delicate joinery here.

Finally, one of the plus points of working at home on occasion is the chance to enjoy the weather. Recently thats been more of the snow/sleet/rain variety, but today I had a conference call with colleagues whilst working on my tan. Nice.