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Friday, 22 February 2013

Update on building work

Since I last added photos a lot has happened. Predictably with any work such as this we have had lots of small (and big!) add-ons. The whole central heating system is being replaced, Our existing upstairs bathroom has had a sloping ceiling turned into a straight wall (which was brilliant!). This week has probably been the busiest. We had nightmares dealing with Tile companies. B&Q I thought would be reliable with deliveries turned out not to be so good. Floor tiles promised for last Friday ended up not being in stock. Then when they were delivered, 10 out of 50 boxes were broken! Luckily this time they had more in stock. Then the tilers started laying the tiles and found that some of them were slightly smaller than they should have been!! Other than that, our new kitchen has been delivered this morning from Magnet, who have been great so far, I hope everything is OK with the delivery. Most of the windows are in place and the whole project is now an indoor one. Wiring is complete and plumbing/central heating is well on the way. Everything in the house was pretty old so it has been a great effort on the part of James (St James Construction) and his guys. The only big surprise I suspect (but I hope not) will be the bill for all the additional work that we've asked for!