A new hole in the wall

While the guys battle against the delay to the overall programme, they've also managed to knock the redecorating programme in the dining room back by a few days. This morning, the room was looking splendid, with new lining paper and freshly painted walls. By lunchtime, we had an unplanned hole in the wall.

While we'll probably never know what exactly happened, there are two explanations. The first one is the official “line”: An electrical conduit box was being removed and the team pulled so hard that the box cut through the wall and into the dining room. The alternative story, my guess, is: someone used a small sledgehammer and knocked a conduit box, which subsequently damaged the internal wall. Either way, we now have a decent bulge in the wall. Late this afternoon, the wall was again stripped...

Monday will see the wall being repaired and the painters & decorators will then have to come back to re-line and paint the wall. Why do I feel as though we're going around in circles???