Wednesday 6 April 2011

All trades on site


We have had a rather hectic day, a site meeting with our builder and Kevin our Architect which as usual took us up to lunch time.


We have made a structural change to the rear steps and Kevin is sorting out the finishing touches to our glass roof. We are in safe hands with him, we work on the same wave length.


The kitchen and utility units have arrived from storage and have now filled up the study. The kitchen is being fitted on Monday, should take around 5 days. Only one glitch, the work tops are being made by Corian which means they have to take templates once the units have been fitted and then manufacture them. With the royal wedding and Easter bank holidays it looks like they will not be fitted until May at the earliest. Oh well, washing up in a bucket will be fun.


They should have fitted the kitchen this week but the flooring was delayed.


Today on site we had Status Flooring, they are laying the Karndean flooring in the lounge, followed by the rest of the ground floor. They have already latexed all the floors down stairs.


In the same room we had the fireplace builder/installer working. Tried to get a really pretty in-efficient gas fire, but unfortunately they have become extremely effecient, with our under floor heating we are not too sure when we will be able to turn it on, but it is very pretty. The installation will take 2 days.


Steve the electrician and his trainee were on site doing all sorts from alarms to lighting to wiring in the extremely complicated solar heating system, beyond me, you need a PHD.


The carpenters are on site fitting bathroom units and finishing off all sorts of bits and pieces, they still have lots and lots to do.


The plumbers (3 of them) were also on site fitting toilets, sinks etc.


The painter is varnishing, painting and repainting. It's getting like the 4th bridge, no sooner does he paint something, let it dry and then someone puts dirty finger prints all over it. Not a job I could do.


In the garden Kevin and co are constructing the patio and it looks pretty good, some way to go though.


The front drive is under construction, they have started, got about 3rd done, they will be returning on Friday to finish.


Anyway that's the update, we are still planning to move in next week, furniture arriving Tuesday with our main furniture coming to the house from storage on Thursday 14th.










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