No candlestick-makers, but plenty of tilers, joiners, plumbers and electricians - and abbreviations

It has been very evident during the last week that we have reached the point where the various tradesmen are having to work in a cleverly integrated fashion - the plumber needs the joiner to do some boxing-in, the tiler needs both of them to do their job before the tiles can go on, and the electrician needs to pop in from time to time to fit some wiring, an appliance, or a switch. We are so glad that we have a builder who is good at co-ordinating all this, and a team of people who are used to working together and sympathetic to each other's needs.

Meanwhile we have been at work on the admin side, which has involved dealing with a lot of abbreviations specific to the building industry. Eighteen months ago we committed ourselves to an eco-friendly heating system, encouraged by the promise of support from a government scheme which we knew would end on 31 March 2022. Our builder and heating subcontractor believed that we could make the deadline, and the installation work was duly completed a couple of weeks ago. Since then we have had to arrange the SAP EPC (Standard Assessment Procedure - Energy Performance Certificate) - essentially a confirmation that the heat input/output figures assessed from the architect's plans have been met as built, and arrange for the delivery of our MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) documentation. Today, referencing these documents and via an online application, we were successful in being accepted into the RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) scheme which means that, over the next seven years via quarterly payments, we will recover most of the cost of our ASHP (air source heat pump). Thirteen days to spare - no problem.

the internal doors have been hung, and they have their handles

the sitting room floor tiling is complete and protected

bedroom 2's ensuite has its boxing-in and plumbing almost complete .....

..... and its wall tiles are going on .....

..... and on

nice to see a detailed note alongside the shaver point, with a pencilled template for the tiles

a basin with drainage kit and tap is laid out on the floor of the neighbouring room

bedroom 1's ensuite has most of its tiles .....

..... reaching up to the roof-light

with a handy little niche

the downstairs shower room is ready for tiling (and yes, the toilet will be fitted against the stud wall)

upstairs, the bath is in place .....

..... and the wall of plumbing fittings is almost complete

even more excitingly, the kitchen is beginning to take shape - there will be yellow walls and blue cabinet fronts, now making us think of Ukraine's struggle

and a walk out into the field gave a little-seen view of the house - with cladding still to be fitted to the dining room

 



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  1. Unknown22 March 2022 at 02:10

    Looks great--and happy to read that the crew are working so well and timely

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