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, December 18, 2006

They're piling it on

They’re chucking everything at it, including the utility sink, in order to finish by Friday. With five plumbers, one plasterer, two joiners, two painters and one labourer in site, the feeling is more akin to a busy airport with the air traffic control crew having gone home, but with countless aircraft looking to land. The guys need close management, cajoling and follow-up and there is a real danger the quality drops as “Huey” keeps piling on the items to address before Friday’s deadline.