Bob.....

Its the demolition and construction season up North. The house has had a leaky roof since we have owned it, and a series of patch ups has finally proved insufficient. So the decision was taken to do some major gully and leading work.

The roof is a mile high and surrounded by trees so it proved to be a challenge for the scaffolders. They managed to get access for the roofers, but these hardy chaps had to work in the wind and the rain for the most part.

Still it has been completed and only ran one day over schedule. That was in no small part due to them working long hours to get the job done.

Now compare that with project II, the kitchen. After several weeks of planning, the work started two weeks ago, when the old kitchen was ripped out. These lads though are from the school of short days. A 10am start and a 3pm finish has not been unusual, and they have popped off to do other snagging elsewhere on occasions.

That's all very well except that we are living out of take-away boxes, with a kettle and microwave as back-up, and yesterday SWMBO got upset over it all. not a good idea.

So, today there are workmen everywhere. The new units are almost completed, the tiler is around wanting to know which ones we want, the plumber has been and the sparks will be here tomorrow. SWMBO now revelling in her Cruella De Vil role, nobody is safe, but then we know that already!!