R.B. Property Services

To all my past clients over the years. Thank you for your support. I have decided that now is the time to retire, along with Julia, my wife. I have made some good friends along the way, so it's not been all work, work work, it's been fun as well. So a life of leisure from now on, apparently 🤪 keep well all.

Today I completed the plasterboarding in a guest bedroom. Previously I had battened out and insulated the ceiling, studded out and insulated the walls and the window reveals, including a deep window sill. Next is the taping and filling prior to painting.

On going project nears completion for a French client at a very large house. In total 15 pairs of shutters ( front and back ) have had to be sanded back, repaired in the case of the front louvered ones where numerous louvres had to be made to replaced rotted out ones.
Finally, 10 pairs of windows, plus a single one all had to be sanded and repainted. Just the garage doors, front door and 3 pairs of shutters to go. All the shutters have to be lifted off their pins, sanded, repaired where required, then sprayed.

The metal pergola frame had had cover after cover destroyed in storms, so this time a more solid structure was called for. The legs where bolted to concrete in the ground, then a slatted wooden roof put on ( painted or stained later, or left to grey naturally ) Each board had to be twisted before screwing ( nails would not cut it ) into place to follow the original "sail" shape. An old candle hanger was turned upside down for a weird chandelier effect. A decked area will be done underneath to give a flat, level base for the chairs and table. A few more boards to finish off.

Ongoing work to remove the knotty pine cladding on a ceiling revealed some lovely oak beams. After cleaning them off, insulating between, battening out etc. they are ready for plasterboarding. Some wiring issues where sorted and rerouted where needed where sorted out by Charles Hodencq so that I could continue ( thanks Charles )
After plasterboarding and painting the room will be lighter and much more appealing than before.