The Groundworks Builders are STILL here ... a good week after they should have finished. Adrian is in Japan for five days so I am in charge of making sure the long list of outstanding tasks is completed asap - before the scaffolding is delivered on Thursday. The list includes: completing digging and laying drains; digging up tree stumps; finishing emptying the huge mystery underground tank in the front garden (to be used for rainwater harvesting), and connect it to pipes; level the ground where the extension patio is to go; smooth out a slope from the back garden to the driveway; remove all debris and litter ... TIDY UP! Sean is ever so cheery - he "likes to be optimistic", but we've suggested he's a little more "realistic" with his time frames.
This groundworks delay has somewhat hampered my final emptying of the house contents - I just can't park my car in the driveway during daylight hours to load it up with all the remaining boxes ... many of which are too heavy for me to lift anyway. And traipsing up and down the back garden with final boxes for the caravan and garden room is a muddy business. We have promised Alan - the next builder - that we will be completely out of the house by Monday, ready for him to take the roof off. I fear some of Sean's "optimism" has rubbed off as I'm delusionally saying "it'll be fine", when in reality I know it is nigh on impossible! The girls go back to school on Thursday (Emma) and Friday (Hannah), but I am working on Wednesday and Friday so the available hours remaining for house clearance are pretty few. What will be will be ...
This is what the place looks like at the moment ... a challenge for tidy control-freaks like Adrian and me, but only a taster of what is to come, I'm sure!
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