A break...

After a couple of manic weeks, the guys have left for a two weeks trade holiday. And at the end of 40 weeks, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. With a strong incentive to finish the works before the holiday – otherwise we’ll start removing elements from the contract and off-set any additional costs against the final valuation – we had an average of 12-15 men on the job in the last week. All the major areas have now been completed and, while there are still a large number of smaller items to complete – and a rapidly growing snagging list, we appear to have succeeded in moving the project on to its final stages. The big question is when we can officially declare it all complete. At this stage, we’re looking at late February, early March, as the Hudevad radiators are unlikely to make an appearance before then. In the meantime, the painters and plasterer have been in this week and the new driveway and landscaping is due start Monday 8 January.