WEEK 14 Brickies on site

We have just had a disastrous week after Mark who had started the brick laying and been promising for the last few weeks that he would be back to do the blockwork announced that he had taken another full time job and that he was unable to do our job. Imagine Phil and my reaction when we heard the news and we have been very fed up to say the least. Time is pressing on to get the blockwork up, finish the porch and garage and get the rendering done before the winter weather sets in. Inside a great deal of the insulation and plasterboardis are in place and should this get damp due to a prevaling wind and torrential rain it would be a problem. We were only helped through the week by the fact that we had Martin and Jenny staying and this kept us putting on a cheerful face although I am sure they could feel the tension
However (I have to say thanks to Mark) we have brick layers on site - working weekends only but certainly this weekend they have done quite a bit and we are hopefull. We have to hope that the weekend weather is good and any rain we get is during the week. -

The replacement windows are due this week and the third stage arrives on Tuesday. This includes internal doors, stairs and skirtings etc. It all has to be kept dry and primed as soon as possible to protect it from damp.

The Aga has been postponed until the end of the month and the kitchen also as we need to get the walls in order first.

Heres hoping to a better week