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cha97michelle wrote: »You don't need keeping out of trouble.
Tee hee. Bless the builder he's making me coffee (sat with babe asleep and nowhere to put him in kitchen while I make coffee.Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
gratefulforhelp wrote: »Tee hee. Bless the builder he's making me coffee (sat with babe asleep and nowhere to put him in kitchen while I make coffee.0
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gratefulforhelp wrote: »
- get ceiling paint
- pay for tiles no-one English speaking 'til Mon!
- get electrician back
- get building control back to sign off
- order DW
- order FRIDGE/FREEZER
Now have dog and baby on lap (that is a lot of labrador!).
Yep the builder is a nice person. Would be soo much harder if not.Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
How kind is the builder making you a coffee - not sure you'd get many of them about.June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!0
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I do make him bacon butties sometimes...and me a vegetarian...but he IS very kind.
Progress is starting to happen, plasterer tomorrow, and I love than clean look of fresh plaster - it's sort of hopeful IYSWIM?Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
gratefulforhelp wrote: »
- get ceiling paint- sat
- pay for tiles-mon
- get electrician back-
- get building control back to sign off-phone msg left
- order DW
- order FRIDGE/FREEZER
Now to find the sitting room floor:eek:Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
It all sounds very promising. I hope you have another good week of progress. Your builder sounds lovely.Starting again 13/4/19Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99Total owed: £28,801.49
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We are plastered! Hurrah!
We also bought another pew yesterday. Didn't mean to, but it was such a good price.
Put down a deposit on the kitchen, DD2 has a teddy diary to do, so we are busy entertaining the bear.
DD1 has a partaaay today, and we have to visit wickes and the tile shop, great joy!
Got the aga flue swept yesterday and I am pretty sure the sweep dented one of the hotplate lids, grrrr.Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
Thanks Lois he is - so Christian, and such an artisan.Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0
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gratefulforhelp wrote: »
- get ceiling paint done :j
- pay for tiles done :j
- get electrician back arranged :j
- get building control back to sign off we're street legal:j
- order DW
- order FRIDGE/FREEZER
Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0
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