Oops

By Friday night the walls were up to the eaves and the floors up to the first floor. Back on Monday the timber frame sub-contractors were finishing the walls, the first floor ceiling and the internal partitions. They are fast workers and the street echoes all day long with the sound of the nail gun.

And then a moment 'Grand Designs' would have relished. As I made my end-of- day snoop round the site taking the progress photographs I notice something not quite right. From the street you can see widows into the two bathrooms - the ensuite and the 'family' bathroom. Beyond you can see through the doors into the master bedroom.l But hang on, the family bathroom doesn't open into the master bedroom. Who needs two en-suites? (First world problems!). And how do we get out or into the bedroom? Out via the balcony?

I checked the plans and this was definitely wrong so I emailed Steve (this would happen on the one day Jason was ill and the sub-contractors had been on their own) who came round next morning to see what was what.

I left Steve to sort it out and I am not yet sure how they are going to rectify this but my guess is that the panel was correct but they put it in back to front. Unfortunately it was then nailed and glued so getting it undone again will be fun.

At least its not a structural wall so while they worked out what to do the guys carried on and tonight we have the gable ends up and at last it looks like a proper house.




And tonight an email from the solar panel company saying they will start on the 3rd May.






Postscript. Wednesday Night

The sub-contractors have switched the wall around and everything is back on track. And today the roof is nearly on and ready for the solar panels - due first or second week of May.