WEEK 52 - When will it all end? (Delay = 36 weeks)

The house is again covered in dust sheets. However, this time, it's our own painters and decorators who have started finishing off walls and ceilings. They should be finished within the next four or five days. In the meantime, snagging and completion has pretty much ground to a halt. We still have a very long list of issues to resolve, despite the fact the electricians turned up this morning to finish most of their outstanding items. There is another meeting between the contractor and architect tomorrow. In the meantime, payment of Valuation #9 is due and we've been forced to withhold payment in order to pay a sub-contractor direct. With the threat of the supplier repossessing the garage door, we had little option but to take direct action. We can't hang around waiting for the contractor to sort themselves out.