The eighteen days of Christmas plan
What one aspires to do in the available time over Christmas – the eighteen days of Christmas plan, phew, more like ten days…
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Holiday Plan – the twelve days of Christmas (extended to eighteen and more), well what could go wrong? Well for a start, just counting up there seem to be more than twelve days and this seems to be increasing every moment.
Tuesday evening – Paint last of the coving, re-arrange room, tidy away kit, wood in from outside, dehumidifier on, last present for Mum and others ordered by now, Screwfix screws for floor, laptop installation
Christmas Eve – wrap all my presents, sort out gear for days out
Day 01 – Fix downpipe, paint wall with sealing paint, fix any holes with mortar, fix other holes with sealant, sink some bore holes, test with luminous paint, tidy back paved area, move soil, remove tree/shrubs? Buy coal, grade wood, more filling of interior walls, paint behind third radiator more coats and fill.
Day 02 – Fit radiators, holes cut out for elbows, fill holes, hole for socket under window, fit back box, end walls filled and re-painted, sand and fill interior walls, start flooring
Day 03 – Fill radiator holes/socket holes and tidy up, floor down, floor up from bedroom floor, fill, sand and re-paint filled sections, more flooring, new hole and chasing for the living room lightswitch?
Day 04 – Last floor down, hire sander, empty room, doors off hinges, doors cut down to size
Day 05 – Pick up sander, Sand floor
Day 06 – Sand floor, sand mantel, tidy up floors
Day 07 – Return sander, Varnish and sand, work on power for lights, varnish mantel,
Day 08 – Varnish and sand, stuff from Ikea, blinds too, sockets and switches from Screwfix
Day 09 – Paint skirting, paper down to catch paint, paint walls, second coat, fit plug sockets
Day 10 – Renew panelling, fit panelling, paint panelling
Day 11 – Fit stuff from Ikea, fit blinds, fit sockets, fit light fittings and switches
Day 12 – Fit skirting, fill skirting, find last piece of dado, fit it and paint (be careful of pipes)
Day 13 – Paint skirting, paint walls, second coat, refit doors, refit one in living room the other way around?
Day 14 – Renew panelling, fit panelling, paint panelling
Day 15 – Kitchen units from B&Q, start fitting units
Day 16 – Fit units, order worktops
Day 17 – Clear behind fire, paint behind fire, paint pipes, clean fireplace, clean fire
Day 18 – Fit units, fit worktops
Electrician in to test all electrics
Paint doors and fit doorknobs
Buy and fit cooker
Buy and fit fridge freezer
More lights
Buy and fit kitchen island
Floorbox for power?