It's what dreams are made of and nightmares kindled: Most home owners aspire to it; some take a few tentative steps and fewer still are crazy enough to go the full hog! This blog shares some of the trials and tribulations of a major redevelopment of a 1950s home through a cataclysmic transformation which retains the best of the last Century while metamorposing the property into a design classic fit for today's living.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Sewers etc

At the risk of turning this blog into a long-running story about sewers, here's the last posting on this topic!

Two days ago, the new drains were approved and certified by the building authorities with the existing property now having been connected to the new drains. The deepest section of the trench has been filled in, however, about 70% remains open. For the next few days, the builders are off on their Easter trades holiday, so not much will happen on site. In terms of the drains, that's fine as we'll be able to spot any leakages before they're all covered up.

The first valuation of the works to date has also been carried out and we're now the proud recipients of the first invoice on the project....