Games room renovation

How we got to this (Oct 2007)

We moved into Greenbank in July 2007.

Work started on the renovation of the old servants quarters in Oct 2007.

There were originally 4 rooms on the top floor. Two main rooms, a storage room where the servants used to keep all the sheets etc and a wash room which actually had an old mangle in the sink when we viewed the house.

The photos below are the 2 main rooms before the wall came down.  Gary could not wait to get his sledge hammer out.

Then work began on creating one large room

Removing the old lathe and plaster was a messy job.  Plus there was the added issue of the logistics of the room with it been at the top of the house up 2 flights of stairs.  So to get rid of all the rubble we constructed a pulley system out of the end windows

Once all the lathe and plaster was removed we were left with the supports,  you will see these again later in the renovation as they were put to very good use

We decided it would be nice to open up the ceiling and have a vaulted ceiling

With all the walls and ceiling down we were left with a great blank canvas

As you can see from the picture above under the eaves there were some walls,  which Gary had the vision to remove to open up the room even more and make room for a "snug"

To make the bar area another wall had to come out which led to the old storage room

To bring in lots of light to the room we fitted 2 velux windows

We then had a hole in the roof

not for long

To allow optimum space to cue right round the pool table another wall came down so it could be moved back 6 inces

Another very messy job but you could see the room developing

Another velux was fitted above the bar area for better light

The old gable end windows were removed - we went through winter of 2007 with these just boarded up.  The four sandstone lintels were also replaced

Eventually the new windows were fitted

and the end wall was insulated before been plastered

more insulation was then put on the ceiling

I helped out where I could - notice the taboo and lemonade in hand (well it was Friday night!)

a new floor in the bar area

and then Terry came to start the plastering

We decided it would be nice to make the most of the nice old floorboards on the pool table side so Gary took all the floor up and kept the best floorboards to go back down

One morning Gary went up to get the radio and slipped !! his leg came straight through the bedroom ceiling

glad I had just got out of bed !!

Once we got the floor back down the room started to come together, this is the "snug" below

Exposed brick wall !! we had the 2 old fireplaces restored

the bar started taking shape

then it was time to paint

the toilet area

furniture & pictures

remember this

the wooden supports were used to make the bar top

The pool table was put into position

Then it was time for the carpet

Then we needed to get the Juliet balcony fitted - Auf Wiedersehen Pet comes to mind with a few mates drafted in to help

the balcony was hoisted up on a pulley system

nearly there

sorted

well done lads !

inside everything was coming together

I well earned rest

and the first game of pool

Well worth all the effort

Let the parties begin

What a transformation

Let's have a drink

2 years of hard work but worth it for the end result