DAY 26

I opened the door this morning to quite a different scene. Overnight, so much was done. The study and bedrooms have a new floor! It was an exciting and comforting sight and the smell of new wood - which I love, who doesn't? - filled my nostrils. It was quite odd to see one side of the living room (technically the study, but it looks like one big space now) coming together and the other, still messy and a typical renovation site. It was quite a thrill to see the change and the parquet flooring all laid, taking us a big step closer towards the finish line. 

Another view of the study.

Had to tread carefully as there were many nails protruding from the floor.

Scenes of contrast.

Meg's room...

...with a view of Em's room to the right.

Em's room...

...with a view of Meg's room to the left.

Timber skirting painted in white.

How did we survive before the advent of the iPhone pano feature?

The master bedroom. I cannot wait to paint over that purple rectangle which is the single unit air-conditioning outlet.

The shower screen in the kitchen bathroom will have a corner door but it looks really tiny, just enough space for one to make an on-the-spot 360 deg turn! The floor tiles have been laid.

What lies beneath the floor trap. I hope there's a contraption to catch hairs and whatever other debris that is washed down. Right now, I don't see anything...

DAY 25

The bathroom floor of the master bedroom has been tiled and the shower area demarcated. The shower area is tiny and it will be a tight squeeze. Soaking in a tub at home shall remain a dream. 
I like that the floor traps are covered with the same bathroom tile. It looks sleek and stylish. Last night when we got there to have a look, a huge cockroach was running around because the waste pipe hole was exposed. Looks like there was a little air-conditioning work done as well. The insulated copper pipes looked neater and was fixed nicely along the walls. 

The tiled floor traps.

The kitchen bathroom had just been cement screeded when we got there last night. It looked very wet. It had dried somewhat by this morning. I believe they will tile it today.

The curb at the room doors were tidied up, ready to lay the parquet.

At Em's room.

Thick air-conditioning insulated pipes run neatly along the pocket door wall in Meg's room.

View from Em's room. The aircon units will be located above the pocket door on both sides.

DAY 24

The pipes and one half of the floor trap were in place.I didn't visit yesterday and, as usual, went this morning instead. There wasn't much progress that I could see, except for the laying of cement screed in the master bathroom. Other that that, I could not determine what else had been done yesterday. I'd half expected the parquet to be laid when I got there but they were still piled up where it was left yesterday. 

Clockwise from top left: The WC waste pipe, the shower area outlet and the bathroom floor trap.

The kitchen bathroom,

No entry to both bathrooms to allow the cement screed to set.

Our 50L AO Smith water tank fixed to the top inner corner of the kitchen bathroom. I'm posting this photo more to see how the water pipes run to the tank and how it's affixed. The small square box hanging inside the suspended plastic ziploc is the digital thermometer.

Can't remember if this was finished yesterday. The humongous aircon casing protruding at the corner of the master bedroom. 

Thank goodness the mess is temporary...

It's status quo on the 24th day of renovations.