This week i have finished the plasterboard and jointed the seems. Instead of plastering the whole ceiling i have been watching many of the videos on Youtube about sealing the seam instead of the whole board. I made a mess of the first joint but after careful rubbing down with sand paper it was as it should have been. After this i did the next three joints and stood back proud of what i had just finished.
At the top of the ceiling at the side of the ridge beam i have a narrow strip to paint, i left this bit because i still have to finish the ridge beam. After painting the ceiling i intended to seal the ridge beam again with Linseed oil but i didn't have a brush so i carried on with the other jobs i had to finish.
On a number of Forums in Portugal members have advised adding 10% water to the paint for the first coat. I watered the paint 10% but i did two coats instead of one.
The ceiling now has had a total of five coats of paint and it looks great. Next my attention was to the lights. The holes where cut for the light fittings and all the fittings are in place. I only had 9 LED lights instead of 12 that i need because when i got them i got the quantity i needed wrong. For those who don't know LED bulbs are very cheap to run. One bulb if used for approximately 2.7 hrs per day will last 15 years or 15,000 hours so they say on the packaging. Now that's great i can't see me ever having to change any bulbs in my life time, i hope.
I tested the lights to make sure that all was ok, but. To test the fittings i put in some of the normal type bulbs that can fit in these type of fittings and they are the ones hanging out in the picture below. Those in the fittings on the ceiling are the LED's bulbs.
Ridge beam to oil and all is complete. Time for a beer or two.
All lights working and ok just three to change to new LED's
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