Rethink of the Rethink...

Categories: house

Date: 20 August 2011 15:50:58

Bother, bother and more bother.

After some consultation with all involved parties, and including the builder (Yep, that was necessary) I'm holding fire on doing any more to the decorating, other than tidying up the bits I've been doing.

For -

(a) Damp patches need dealing with. There is a plan. But it won't happen in these next three weeks.

(b) New locks are needed - no point in dealing with that door frame until the new locks are fitted.

(c) The back door and window frame definitely need attention before the real cold sets in.

(d) I disagree with the builder about the stairwell, but will need to prove it!! I need a ladder....

And, (e) before I have a load of friends turning up on the doorstep and forcing me into it, I do need some kind of relaxing time before term starts again!!

So, I've done less than I wanted to get done, "created" more work as well which I'm not pleased about, but overall I do feel so, so, so much better about it all. The two rooms that have been completed look splendid, the two rooms that have gone on hold look considerably better, and, OK, the less said about the stairwell, the better, but it's still a vast improvement and I can do the rest of the work on that later in the week, as there's only about three hours work there. Oh, and possibly the glossing in the bathroom... that's a little job.

The keyboard's been reassembled, and I've spent the past two days dodging from sofa to keyboard, just enjoying reading, and music-making, and generally being lazy.