Anyway, plastering is well under way now. A couple more days and should be done. Plumber back Friday to start second fix. Will call electrician tomorrow and get him booked in.
Have dug a trench from where my electric supply runs into the house up to the boundary. Western Power will take care of the rest. Was going to buy the ducting for the electric cable but could only buy in 50 metre lengths. Instead I called up western power and asked them to drop me 20 metres off. Same old story - don't ask don't get. On for the connection this Thursday but wont be getting electric till the 3rd of May. Bit disorganised with regards to providing a supplier with my MPAN number there. Lesson for next time, they need about 10 days. Have also dug up my duct for where the water supply goes into the house. Took this through the footings and up through the slab in the early days. I'll organise for the water to be connected now the plastering is finishing. The way it works you pay a flat fee for building water unless you have a metered supply. The supply would of been metered if i'd of had the water connected early doors. With the amount of water that goes into building a house i've preferred to pay the flat building water fee and not worry about how much i'm using. Gas connection is 'in the pipeline' excusing the pun. Early next month sometime. Gas seems to be the cheapest and easiest out of the lot.
Sorted the soil vent on the back so can start backfilling against my retainer with any muck I dig out from the soak-away and where the hard standing to the side of the house is. I though i'd have loads of spare soil so had a 6' wide raised planter built. I was thinking 4' but talked into 6'. Looking at it now I'm not so sure i'll have enough to spread about! Ironic if I have to buy any. Have paid for about 6 x 20 tonne loads to be taken away. It's top gear as well, this ground used to be allotments years ago!
Got to start choosing & buying sanitary and tiles now. Don't think interior design is my forte'. Have chosen the kitchen and have tried to keep it light, simple and traditional. Have been offered some white gloss 'slab' door kitchen units but don't know if I can dull it down from the modern look that gives off. I'm paying a bit more to have 'shaker' style doors, but clinically, does it add to the property...probably not.
Have had the gyppos take away my 'white elephant' bright yellow, diesel stained water butt. Took a couple of stumps that refused to burn to the tip as well. A few of the smaller ones may have gone into the bottom of the raised planter. Starting to tidy up a bit now. All the hardcore knocking about will soon get swallowed up by the soak-away.
Did roll out the loft insulation last week and lay it 300mm all around. It is the absolute worst job I have EVER done. Low pitched roof and prefab trusses just made it hell. Wont be doing this again in a hurry!
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