The Guest Room Completely Finished

 

Finally, We have finished the Guest room and the ensuite... and all for a low budget using a lot of recycled materials and salvaged  goods. Cut-offs from floor layers, left over tiles from builders and even the plaster board which was given to us from friends who had a few sheets left over from their renovation.







The old shower cubicle out of the cottage (which we replaced with a bath) had to be raised to accommodate the location of the waste pipe already in the concrete slab.





We have even finished off the paving in front of the shed which, when the grape vine spreads out its leave and grows more across the pergola, will be a wonderful spot to sit on those sunny spring/summer afternoons.

 

A few more jobs ticked off the list... woo-hoo!!! With the holidays approaching more will be done!

Ensuite - Xmas Project Update

Well, even with all the rain and financial setbacks we have been able to continue on and almost finish the ensuite. We wre able to cover most of the wall with the salvaged gyprock and only needed a couple of more sheets to do the wall and the ceiling. The shower was a little difficult to place due to the placement of the drain in the slab but with a little ingenuity we were able to lift the shower and the drain works a treat.

The sink fitted in great and our only trouble was locating a single tap and spout combination which I finally found on e(vil)-Bay and for a fantastic price too in Sydney! With the addition of the water filter on the side shelf and the towel rails all we have to do now is add a decent mirror and that side will all be finished.

The toilet sits nicely in the corner and we have decided to build a shelf or two on the side wall (yet to be added also), but for now we have a function toilet, sink and drinking water supply. The shower is in and the hot water system (LPG continuous hot water) has been installed... so nice warm showers are available as well.

So, what remains to be done... walls and ceiling painted, lino flooring and a little bit of tiling left.

However in the main room we did manage to score something that was going to get a demolition saw and sledgehammer through it and that was the old office kitchen at work which was being thrown out for the refurbishment of the campus. as luck would have it it fits perfectly in the guest room and looks just like it was purposely built for the room.

With the addition of a small bar fridge and some basic appliances (kettle, toaster etc.) it will now allow our guests to chill out in their own space with out coming down to the cottage. We even supply tea and coffee in the room >8^)

Outside the ensuite door to the main shed, we decide to add an old laundry tub so that we can clean up, wash up and anything else we might need a large tub for... We also continued the mini-orb iron sheeting that we put outside the guest room to make it all look the same. Even the toilet door is the same as the guest room door, a recovered cedar door from a Gold Coast nunnery which we purchased from our local salvage yard.

Please note; that we do not recommend anyone attempt their own electrical, plumbing and gas fitting and we did all the above under the watchful eyes of friends who are licensed tradesmen and we saved money by doing all the 'grunt' work for them.

So, a few more weeks and it should all be finished but that hasen't stopped people from staying, as we have already had several family and friends come and stay over the last 8 weeks.

Xmas 2011 Project - Guest Room Ensuite

With some of the framework already in place from the building of the guestroom the first thing to do was to install the window (the dark corner was immediately transformed by doing this).

The rest of the framework went up easily and the room started to take shape. Amazing how much space will be in the room itself. much of what is going into this build is recycled from a refurbishment at work, donated by friends and bought from a local second-hand business.

The shower cubicle was removed from the studio when we installed the bath, insulation was left over from the refurb at work and the Gyprock was given to us by a friend whose neighbour wanted him to dump it all at the council tip.

So much more was also salvaged, like the flooring (yet to be installed) from work, sink was a left over prop from the theatre company, wiring was given to us from the electricians as they were just going to throw it all out, as well as the switches and sockets. [all installations both electrical and plumbing were overseered by qualified tradespeople, as we did all the 'grunt' work for them.]

Luckily the previous owner who built the shed had the forethought to put all the plumbing into the concrete slab. This made it both easier to install the bathroom necessities and also harder to locate them, as the pipes were just placed at random locations and strange distances for any installations (nothing that couldn't be worked around however!)

So, it is all coming together and is almost finished... more soon!