After the hectic activity of the last couple of weeks in the kitchen, this week seemed quite relaxed pace, although it seems they are pulling things apart again!
We had tested out the washing machine thoroughly over the weekend and it definately works :) It is surprising how much we take our modern conviniences for granted these days ! We also noticed one ceiling light wasn't working, so emailed Jonathan who responded within the hour (which was good) to say they thought a bulb had gone so were ordering one and would be in by the end of the week. I thought was just weird, as there is a specialist light shop four doors up from them, or if they were too expenseive they would have to drive past Homebase to get to us and am wondering why they are having to order a light bulb from their supplier! Still, it's not a biggie just seemed a bit odd to me.
We had the tilers turn up on Monday morning, they had a lunch break and left around 5pm, but had completed the wall tiles and grouting and laid most of the floor tiles. They came back Tuesday morning for an hour or so to finish laying the floor tiles, then came back for a couple of hours in the afternoon to do the grouting and they were done already ! We're pleased with the results so far, but now the finish is in sight, starting to get impatient for it to be all done and dusted now.
The tilers were scheduled to take three days, so not expecting anyone in on Wednesday.
Thursday sees the painting get underway and also fitting the radiator. It takes most of the day for the two chaps to cover all the worksurfaces, cupboards, floor, etc but eventually start painting about 3pm. There also seems to be a bit missing from the radiator, but they just asked for the order details and called up the supplier to sort it out. They then went off at 3:45pm after giving ceiling first coat, so they're having an easy day today it seems.
Friday and the painting is underway again. After a solid day’s work the two chaps have managed to finish the painting and we’ve got our kitchen back again
So at the end of week 3, the kitchen is finished on schedule – right ? Errrrr, No !
The fitter needs to come back again to finish off the cupboards and fit the tumble dryer and fridge/freezer, then the builders need to come back to finish off the brickwork, box in the pipes and fit the radiator “widget”
So we are now pretty close to being totally finished, but of course being a bank holiday weekend we have just got to be a bit patient over the three days, then things should be finished off Tuesday afternoon by the fitter and whenever the radiator widget turns up by the builders…… at least we should be able to “move in” again on Wednesday…. fingers crossed !
The good news is that Lynn is pleased with the results and says it looks bigger and brighter 
Can start to think about buying the new kettle, toaster, chairs, etc now…..
No comments:
Post a Comment