I left The Shadow at home to continue writing her essay and went down the house. I spent the next 60 minutes or so throwing plaster off-cuts in the trailer and filling it up. It only just fit, but fit it did. One full trailer, one backyard devoid of plaster off-cuts. Good for me!
Meanwhile, the plastererers kept a'plasterin and the Master continued to add the touches to the House, building in the frame for the robe in the first bedroom and the frame for the cupboard in the laundry.
Yes, the house is full of plaster. I'm happy to say, the plaster is [mostly] on the walls, where it is supposed to be. Good for them! There is some plaster-products in other places, like the floors. I assume that will be cleaned up (probably by me) at some point. A minor, snide remark: wow, could plasterers get any more messy? (I'm tired and snarky after daylight-savings screwed with me yesterday and today. I hate the transition period.)
The house, after being naked on the inside for so long, looks very strange clothed. It both feels embiggened and ensmallened at the same time. The ceiling certainly feels very tall, and each of the rooms feels quite large. I was impressed with how large the master bedroom feels, and how large the walk-in-robe looks. But at the same time, I can't now look down the length of the house, through its naked studs.
It is quite difficult to take photos of the rooms, the camera just cannot capture enough detail for the room to really makes sense. The only place where you get some sense of it is down the passageway. This, too, is somewhat misleading. The two archways just have the plaster in place and dropped to about 6ft from the floor. These will be turned into proper arches, extending their height.
I'm impressed with the amount of light coming in from the glass above the front door. In time this window will be replaced with stained glass, which should create interesting effects as the northern sun passes through it to alight the north-south passageway.
The plastering is not yet complete. The cornices (I think that's the term) need to be put in place. These connect the walls to the ceiling and cover the gap between the two. I think the ceiling plaster does not come in contact with the wall plaster, instead the ornamental cornice goes over the top. This allows the house to move and reduces the likelihood of cracks appearing. I prefer the wall-ceiling aesthetic (with no cornice) - but as my current townhouse has developed cracks in places after only 4 years I'm reasonably comfortable not going for that look. Instead, the passageway, which we are trying to build with a classical look, will have a period pattern, while the rooms, which are contemporary, will have a modern pattern.
I was finished and back at home just after midday, so it wasn't a great deal of time lost. But it felt like it.
I assume the plasterer's are back at it today and will hopefully be finished early this week.
View from the passageway looking north towards the front door:
Bedroom 2/Study:
Future site of Walk-In-Pantry:
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