{"id":13073,"date":"2021-03-31T12:33:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T23:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/?p=13073"},"modified":"2023-07-19T12:35:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T00:35:48","slug":"a-3yos-take-on-having-plasterers-in-the-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-renovations\/stories-renos-dining-lounge\/a-3yos-take-on-having-plasterers-in-the-home.html","title":{"rendered":"A 3yo\u2019s Take on Having Plasterers in the Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I<\/span>t\u2019s not every day you get to show off your crayons \u2014 at least that\u2019s how three-year-old Quinn felt shortly after meeting the tradespeople plastering her living room.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

Quinn\u2019s mother, Kate, tells me the crayons were just the start, and that Wayne and Ronan from Claddagh Plastering coped incredibly well with her daughter\u2019s constant line of questioning while working.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe would walk up beside them and say \u2018look at my carrots\u2019, \u2018I\u2019ve got cucumber\u2019, and ask them \u2018do you want to be my friend?\u2019,\u201d Kate laughs.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\u201cWayne was really good with her, he\u2019d take time to say \u2018oh wow, yes, wow look at that\u2019 \u2014 I think he\u2019s got young ones at home, so he was used to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019d stand there and watch them work, mesmerised by the plaster being put on, it was very cute.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Kate and I relish Quinn\u2019s adorable toddler bravado, Kate lets me in on how they got to this point of renovating their home, and let\u2019s just say, anyone with EQC experience will be able to relate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\u201cShe would walk up beside them and say \u2018look at my carrots\u2019, \u2018I\u2019ve got cucumber\u2019, and ask them \u2018do you want to be my friend?\u2019,\u201d Kate laughs.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

\u201cWe Could Start to See Ripples in The Walls\u201d<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>

In 2009, Kate strategically bought her first home in Christchurch before heading over to England to revel in a two year working-holiday visa.<\/p>\n

However, the location of her property would later be deemed \u2018in the Red Zone\u2019.<\/p>\n

Fast forward from the Canterbury earthquakes to now, Kate has submitted and settled insurance claims – and since purchasing her latest 1940\u2019s home – she’s had to reopen one, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty old house, and it needs a little bit of attention; we could start to see ripples in the walls,\u201d Kate says.<\/p>\n<\/div>

As part of fixing defective workmanship from the previous claim, Kate and her husband Kyle have renovated the bathroom, and now they\u2019re tackling the living room which entails cosmetically fixing up the walls and reinventing the space.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty old house, and it needs a little bit of attention; we could start to see ripples in the walls,\u201d Kate says.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

Making the Space Feel Bigger Without Structural Renos<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>

As a growing family, Kate tells me their house is starting to feel quite small. And without any major structural renovations on the cards, they sought an interior designer to make the most of their living and dining area.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\u201cThey told us how to layout the room, what colours to go for, and where to put everything – it was really awesome,\u201d Kate says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went for Resene\u2019s \u2018Coriander\u2019,\u201d Kate jokes, mimicking the designer’s flair.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a shade of green designed for indoor-outdoor flow, and bringing in that nature,\u201d Kate says in a way that humbly reserves no credit for herself.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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As a growing family, Kate tells me their house is starting to feel quite small.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

A Little Help(er) Goes a Long Way<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>

For some time, little did Kate know that Quinn had already gotten a sneaky head start on the prep work – except for one minor detail.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe discovered a patch of wallpaper that she\u2019d secretly been pulling off in her bedroom,\u201d Kate laughs.<\/p>\n

In preparation for the plastering, Kate and Kyle stripped the wallpaper in their living room, so I ask Kate how Quinn reacted to the tables being turned.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess we started doing it, and you know, she\u2019d had \u2018previous experience\u2019, so she joined in and was like – \u2018coool\u2019,\u201d Kate replies, \u201cit was really easy and quite fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Quinn has had some previous experience with this DIY part of the project.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

Renovating with Kids at Home Full-Time<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>

Renovating your living and dining room is no small feat seeing as it\u2019s the hub for a lot of families.<\/p>\n

And with Kate home full-time with the kids, it added a level of complexity that every parent can understand.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut luckily it was really nice weather and we could play outside, so it worked out all right,\u201d Kate says.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Tradie: A Plasterer<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>

It\u2019s true – Wayne from Claddagh Plastering does have young ones – three under five to be exact.<\/p>\n

After Wayne tells me a bit about his family, I ask what it was like having little ones on-site.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was curiously interested in what we were doing,\u201d Wayne explains.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\u201cThe walls definitely needed it as the EQC work had been done once before, but not done to good standard.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cThe biggest challenge was ensuring we kept the house clean and tidy for them, dust-free everyday,\u201d Wayne says, \u201cBecause they were living there, and kids were in the house.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Wayne went the extra mile and left the protective plastic down for the family to pick up where he left off – time to paint.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Job Done<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>

Wayne and his team completed the job over five consecutive days to ensure a quality finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you do too much in one day, sometimes you can get shrinkage, so it\u2019s better if you can do one coat a day,\u201d Wayne says.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a hot day you might get two coats on, but it\u2019s got to be the right combination of air flow and heat to keep the room warm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe walls were lath and plaster so we didn\u2019t really want to go over that; instead we got big rolls of fiber fuse mesh and applied it on the whole wall, and we did a complete skim,\u201d Wayne says.<\/p>\n<\/div>

The Details<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>