Almost ready

Saturday 29th July

The plasterers are coming on Monday and we are very nearly ready for them.
Here we are putting up one of the final pieces of plasterboard.  David built the wooden frame, we lift the plasterboard onto that, then it isn't too far up to the ceiling.  Have you ever seen so many screws in a piece of plasterboard - there are two layers, coupled with sealant between all joints - if this ceiling cracks we will eat our hard hats.


A new local plumber came on Thursday to do the remedial work caused by MJP Bathrooms ie raising the pipework that was below the ceiling joists, stopping the leak in one of the toilets and of course linking up the missing pipework in the shower.  He is going to return at the end of September to finish off the work in the utility room and the downstairs loo.  This chap is called James Cook - which was the name of the research vessel that took the family from Noah (the sinking yacht in the ARC) on board.

We have also signed up an electrician who is called Martin Lewis and the chief plasterer is called Peter Jones!

 And here is Vicki with another novel experience - hoovering the 'lawn'.