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.

Monday, July 31, 2006

It started with a ... whimper

One joiner and one labourer is the big-hitting team we've been bestowed with today, more than two weeks after the team went off on holiday, ready to face the next phase with renewed vigour.

One joiner, apparently hasn't yet come back from holiday - or slept in - the accounts are not consistent, the other is off on another job for a couple of days. With this level of resourcing, we’re going nowhere fast.

Apparently, the tilers weren't due to start today (31st), but w/c 31 July. It's funny how everything seems to be as fluid as a whopper-size strawberry jelly. The only difference is that this jelly is more like lemon - more bitter by the day.