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.

Friday, June 23, 2006

No steel

Going by the track-record over the last few weeks, it was highly unlikely the roofing team would turn up this morning. And as week 14 draws to a close, we're still without a steel roof. It isn't really causing any major problems, however, the construction team has decided to cover the roof with tarpaulin to keep the rain out. This will enable them to start lining the internal walls.