Today The Art House is shrouded in polythene sheeting, floors taped and covered in brown paper.  Hoses lead in through the windows while inside men in white overalls, goggles and facemasks pump foam into the space above the suspended ceilings in the corridors in an effort to seal every crack and crevice and make the building airtight.

The two studios sealed by Ellmore's staff last week have been completed very neatly and Ellmore's are confident that they will be airtight.  Now they will go ahead and seal the remaining 10 studios and fit ceilings into the staircases and landings.  On 7th May the air-tightness testers come back for a second time - just keep all your fingers and toes crossed that this time we succeed.

It is really strange to go from the plastic-shrouded corridors into the flat, which is essentially complete and virtually ready to hand over.  Last week the curtain fitters came and hung the curtains and with the sun shining in this afternoon I felt as if I could just move in. 

Pictures of both the foam sprayers and the twin bedroom in the flat below.