Thoroughly plastered

It's been quite a while since I last reported, and our loft room is practically ready to be decorated and fitted out.  Here's a reminder of how it was (i.e., in the process of being plastered by those craftsmen, Mike and John.)

Drying out nicely

And all the while, Andy had been keeping a step ahead with preparing the stairwell for them...

Stairwell boarded

Andy constructed a form for the stairs – we'd been
wondering how they were going to deal with them.

Over the next couple of days, Mike and John chased Andy (at a snail's pace) downstairs. And I had the essential job of keeping everyone going with tea.

Starting to plaster the stairwell

The first-floor landing de-artexed – hurray!

First pass at the underside of the stairs

And then finished – note the spindles!

Done!

And almost ready for decorating. 

If you're preparing to get the plasterers in, just one thing: don't bother dusting just before they arrive; while they're there; for umpteen days thereafter. You just have to learn to live with the fact that, no matter how diligently they cover stuff with dust-sheets, that plaster dust will get everywhere.