Getting Plastered

This week has been somewhat calmer. No gas disasters, no water leakages, no noise and no men with big drills. Just me, a plasterer, a window fitter, and a kettle = Mrs Doyle behaving just like her alter ego and making ALOT of tea! Go on go on go on...



Despite a distinct lack of 'staff' on site The West Wing is still coming along nicely. Below is how it looks now the windows in place.

The kitchen has had a plasterer working in it for three solid days but the end result is worth it. A huge expanse of space and smooth as you like! Lovely! 

The windows provided a few challenges - the smallest window has the georgian bars in the wrong place so that's going back, one of the kitchen glass panes them cracked but that's been replaced. But the big issue in the Doyle household is the doors.

The window fitter spent two hours scratching his head trying to work out how to fit the doors, because at the moment these are our current doors....

... then the revelation. We thought we ordered doors that opened outwards, in fact the company took the info we gave them, misinterpreted it and we have doors that open inwards. Not ideal but I thought OK we'll just have to deal with it. But it wasn't meant to be.

Paul the builder has OCD and needs clean lines so didn't want there to be a step up to the doors he wanted the doors to be at the same level as the floor so it looks seamless. Can't fault the attention to detail but it means the doors can't physically open inwards and they have to go back.

Well if only it were that simple. Two days dealing with customer services and we have to pay for someone to come and change the doors over. I won't go on and on as my blog will then become even more dull than it already is. But suffice to say if the company doesn't sort the issue I will be naming and shaming next week! Do they know I work in PR!?!?!?

The rest of the building 'team' have been rather elusive this week, but we have had a bloke digging a hole in the garden! Hmmmm....

Anyway next week we need to get the floor finished, electrics are being sorted lights going in. We are also hoping the hot water cylinder currently nestled in our forest AKA lounge will go in and the plumbing will be organised. Then we will no longer have to hit the existing boiler to get the pilot light working. Joy!

Next week the attention also turns to the rather neglected utility room and toilet - they are in dire need of some TLC!!

Over and out until next time when we will have light... I hope!!!

Mrs D x