Well I had a phone call from them this morning and they have changed their minds work will commence tomorrow morning hooray I thinkI'm sure they are here but the landlords just shut everything down.
In a strange way though I am annoyed I am also relieved to an extent I was not looking forward to having a load of workmen in and out of the house I would have had to lock my self away in one of the rooms till they had finished.
Well I had a phone call from them this morning and they have changed their minds work will commence tomorrow morning hooray I think
They reckon the work will be finished end of Friday had an email from our MP detailing his conversation with the chief executive of the housing association quite illuminating.
They reckon the work will be finished end of Friday had an email from our MP detailing his conversation with the chief executive of the housing association quite illuminating.
(So all the talk I've heard watching Prime Minister's Questions really does work for the constituents.)
Well the old boiler is out but of course we have now no water I'm ensconced in the bedroom staying out of the way unable to make a coffee but the work is now under way. I may make a dash down stairs for a glass of diet pepsi.
Well the old boiler is out but of course we have now no water I'm ensconced in the bedroom staying out of the way unable to make a coffee but the work is now under way. I may make a dash down stairs for a glass of diet pepsi.
Ah, the joys of having a garden to your house!but I certainly would have had to fill an accompanying bucket with water so that I could flush the toilet afterwards!
Ah, the joys of having a garden to your house!
When I had my bathroom refitted (an affair that took quite a long time, say months, although most of this time I could use the toilet) I quickly learned to have a spade with a roll of tp on the handle ready at all times at the door to the garden. I never knew when I'd suddenly find my toilet bowl in the hallway or the garden when I needed it. Even when the toilet was in it's usual place I never knew when the guy who was doing my bathroom would come in while I was 'doing my thing', merrily commenting on the smell and proceeding with his work unhampered by me
It really is remarkable what kind of stuff you can get used to!
If you ever need to resort to the garden with your spade for longer than a week or so I can advise you to have a system to remember where you have been already...
Happy I never thought of that at the time! It was hard enough to try to stay out of sight of the bathroom guy and the neighbours. Not that they would have minded, knowing my neighbours, but they would've laughed out loud, so I would have had to laugh and I'd probably have lost my balance from it at a very unlucky moment...I'm just glad I had my carpet installed before the days of Google Maps and drones!
When we had our bathroom refitted we gave the house key to the plumber (a family friend), stocked up with tea, coffee, milk, sugar and biscuits and went away for a week - when we returned he was just doing the finishing touches.Ah, the joys of having a garden to your house!
When I had my bathroom refitted (an affair that took quite a long time, say months, although most of this time I could use the toilet) I quickly learned to have a spade with a roll of tp on the handle ready at all times at the door to the garden. I never knew when I'd suddenly find my toilet bowl in the hallway or the garden when I needed it. Even when the toilet was in it's usual place I never knew when the guy who was doing my bathroom would come in while I was 'doing my thing', merrily commenting on the smell and proceeding with his work unhampered by me
It really is remarkable what kind of stuff you can get used to!
If you ever need to resort to the garden with your spade for longer than a week or so I can advise you to have a system to remember where you have been already...
@bluetit and @JohnEGreen I "might" have had the foresight to fill a kettle to have with me so I could stay hydrated ... but I certainly would have had to fill an accompanying bucket with water so that I could flush the toilet afterwards!
When we had our bathroom refitted we gave the house key to the plumber (a family friend), stocked up with tea, coffee, milk, sugar and biscuits and went away for a week - when we returned he was just doing the finishing touches.
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