Another week of work. Most of the big stuff this week has been in the front driveway - digging soakaways, running gas trenches, water board getting ready to connect up, the front wall progressing, the electrics run for the front gates, making up some hard ground for the porch, shaping what will become the lawn around the extension, etc.
And the extension now has the under-floor insulation, the under-floor heating pipes laid and fully screeded. Bob has run the electrics, and we are ready for tackers and plastering in the extension. That is, the extension is beginning to speed up a bit. It still needs windows.
The fan-fold doors in the kitchen have been swapped out too. The original fanfold doors were fitted back in the mid summer, but they were not flush to the floor - i.e. we want the kitchen to be like an infinity pool in one of those Asian 5* hotels. So, the fanfolds have now been taken out and replaced with a new set which have 7cm more glass and therefore 7cm less frame. The "old" fanfold doors are not going to waste though - they will be fitted into the extension shortly. (The extension is 7cm lower, so will (should) also have the infinity pool look once done.)
Various other bits this week: kitchen now has a working extractor hood, a 5 ring hob, and all 3 ovens fitted in. Decorator has done some minor work on the skirtings & architraves - various little bits of filler needed here and there.
And here's an Air Source Heat Pump (not plumbed in yet):
Tony and I have created the 1st pass on the snagging list - so we have an end in sight.
Completion date: well, Tony put in writing that it's December 17th - this is versus the contract date of November 19th. Adrian reckons it should be much closer to the beginning of December. Let's see. Main issue is that we have to give 1 month notice on our rental house - we can't give notice too soon and end up homeless, and can't give notice too late since it will waste rent money.
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