Lots of action today. Gyprocking progressed. It makes such a difference. Jim is a very neat worker and has taken care with the details of the kitchen. I worked on the surgery desk all day and Greg came down several times to discuss Very Important Details, (e.g. the placement of the shower tap, the space under the laundry sink which will have 12 plumbing bits happening there that there won't be much room for anything else...etc) much to the delight of patients. (I swear one patient called Claire gets an appointment every three days just to keep tabs on the build!!!)
The big stacking doors arrived. Steve was right; "humungous" they are! I made Lester pose in front of them to show their human proportions. He posed holding his tummy in, in order to create the illusion that they were very big and also that he is svelte. It just doesn't quite work on the wide screen. Greg says that there will be a small problem assembling them. The guys from Langfords are coming out to help, but they are constructed from their ends and as these are an exact fit with the walls, they will have to be put together lengthways in the room and then turned around to fit into the space. Piece of cake!
We got landed with another Solicitor's Letter from the AMP Building Strata Management. This is really hard to deal with. I think I will take Greg's advice and ignore it, although Jacqueline tells me that I can't do that. Greg reckons the best way is to change your email address. Smart boy!!!
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| Richo and Greg unloading the doors |
Lester and I had a little chat over dinner about colours, curtains, budget etc. We agreed that this was not going to be a horrible experience that sends people demented, as seen on "Grand Designs". We are going to be relaxed about everything, knowing that things will not be perfectly smooth. Just like going on an overseas holiday. Hard work, potentially heartbreaking, but we are determined to enjoy it as a new experience. As soon as we get to the budget bit we both decide we are tired and it is "bliss out" time. We have been bingeing on "West Wing" which Lester recieved as a gift at Christmas. So, instead of talking finance and possibly depressing ourselves, we watch three episodes of "West Wing" and - bingo - we become thankful that we could be the President of the United States and have really big things to worry about!
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| Greg organising the traffic in Hunter St., to unload the doors |
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| My view from the desk. Isaac negotiating some very long bits! |
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| Lester doing stomach contractions, to make the doors look extra large! |
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| Gyprocking upstairs |
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| Who own de street??? |
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