No Bricks

On a recurring theme, bricklaying was supposed to start last week, but didn't. Apparently the bricklayer let them down and another one has been put on the job - supposedly starting today. Meanwhile, the outside of the house still looks like this.


The windows are now in place - we tried out the view (it will look better without the big orange rubbish skip!). This is the dining area:
This is the family area with the orchid room beyond:
This lloks directly through to the orchid room - the wall on the right will be a floor to ceiling bookshelf.
This has just gone up in the ceiling - its the main circulation unit for the ducted heat pump.
On Sunday we stood in the house and listened to the rain on the roof. It's starting to feel like a house instead of a building site now, but there's an awful lot to get done in the next two months.

Flowers

No, not Mother's Day flowers - these were from the electrician that I took a morning off work to meet. He didn't show up - because he was still in Alexandra, having lost his keys at the pub! Apparently I wasn't the only woman he had to answer to - his wife wasn't amused either (I wonder if she got flowers?). We finally met up on Saturday and planned all the power points and lighting. I'm a bit behind on blogging, so here's a quick update:

The roof went on just before the wet weather we have had recently.

And now the roof and spouting are finished, drains have been laid, building paper is on, the base for the drive has been laid, the bricks have been delivered and bricklaying should start this week.
They have finally come up with a handover date - 1 August! A bit later than we had hoped, but at least we have a date. It just means that someone's significant birthday will get celebrated a little late - and we have to spend another winter in the house that was meant to be for just a few months...