The Builders are Burning my Cottage!

DAY UNTIL MOVE : 16

They are! To keep themselves warm.


My bottom lip is a bit trembly today. I have this awful feeling we are not going to be ready for Move Day. Would you....looking at the state of downstairs today?
Fleur xxxxx

Kidston for the Privileged & Rich...ish?

DAYS UNTIL MOVE 16



Well that's how I feel. i only want one roll to cover up this soothing red in the upstairs bathroom. I think it would change the entire feel of the bathroom wouldn't it? Coupled with some pretty, light CK curtains - even better! Oh and then the re - plastering, new vinyl, some painting and a good clean too.


Only problem is, they don't stock this in my local CK Shop and it is sooooo expensive. Must think of pretty alternatives that fit to budget. Suggestions please!

Or do you think I could stretch the budget just a teeny weeny bit?

Fleur

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Lily's Lavender Room & Dead Wasps. Nice.

So whilst all the heavy duty stuff is going on downstairs I am upstairs getting the girls' rooms ready. They have lived in rented accommodation for 3 years and have had to endure plain white walls as a consequence. As a treat and to help them settle I let them chose their own colours and Lily chose lavender! (this is quite a sacrifice to a home control freak like me - I did draw the line at Rosie's BLACK request though).

However, I am getting what I paid for with the cheap paint I bought. This is the first coat and looks vile does it not?! However I have put a third coat on now and it does look much better. It's really fiddly trying not to get it all on the beams, when you're as rushed as we are!

Cheap Paint

The good thing about replacing all the carpets it that I don't have to worry about drips! I am the world's messiest painter.

Karl was plastering around the light fitting, so I asked him to paint the ceiling in this room, I thought my arm was going to drop off. I'm developing great muscles on my right arm, but sadly not on my left - by the summer I will look ridiculous!

Dead Wasps

Lily continually talks about the wasps nest she discovered in her bedroom and frequently seeks reassurance that these scary interlopers will have been evicted by the time she moves in.
I have to say it was a bit yucky painting with dead wasps around my feet, but compared to the mouse poo in Poppy's room awaiting me, I am gradually getting used to it.

Oh the glamour!!!

Fleur

xxxx

Some Happy Views

Just for me...I needed to remind myself of the good things awaiting us.

The PaddockBottom of the GardenSome Stables (minus animals)

To get some extra income (vital actually), we are thinking of renting out the stables and paddock. We can't see ourselves doing anything with the land for a while and the girls would love to have horses at the bottom of their garden. We'll see. House first.

TTFN
Fleur
xxxxx

Eeek. No Foundations.

DAYS UNTIL MOVE: 24



So now the dividing walls between the two smaller living rooms and the two kitchens are down, we have some great open spaces. However. Hmmm. Remember we are lowering the floors? Well first they found water. Not oil unfortunately. Water. Lucky moi, a lovely sess pit right in my new living room. Luuurrrvely.

But the builders weren't too worried about it as the foundations are clay. (Obviously we wet our pants when we saw it).

But today they found a big, old drain and as there is no water anywhere else in the foundations, believe it has something to do with it. So, they have to find out where the drain comes from and where it goes.

Then....our structural engineer informed us that the interior walls do not have any foundations. Which doesn't sound good does it? So husband, builder, engineer all gathered around hole and discussed options, which all resulted in much more expense.

OK - so - Houston we have a problem. Set back and more money needed. These things should be expected though shoudn't they? Note to self must get head out of sand/clay/foundations.

Today I also got my first quote for carpets & vinyl for whole house. Total:£3000 *gulp*.
However they need to know by tomorrow in order to get them in before we move in, but now as the builders are delayed I don't even know whether we will have a floor to carpet!!!!

Gosh - what a load of babble - I'm sure none of that made any sense - rest assured as a sum up it all says STRESS, DEBT, STRESS, SHOCK, HORROR.

TTFN Fleur

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