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  • You don't need keeping out of trouble. :D

    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. x
  • 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.
    now that is a well trained builder. ;)
    • 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
    Something has been done at least.

    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. x
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    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!
  • 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. x
    • 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. x
  • Lois_E
    Lois_E Posts: 2,227 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    It all sounds very promising. I hope you have another good week of progress. Your builder sounds lovely.
    Starting again 13/4/19
    Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99
    Total owed: £28,801.49
  • 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. x
  • Thanks Lois he is - so Christian, and such an artisan.
    Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x
    • 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
    I've spent a hundred quid on skirting board:eek: Need to get picture rail and post back some sockets we don't need.
    Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x
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