When people enquire about the rate of progress on the renovation of the ‘glorified shed’ they’re often quite surprised by the response.
Some six
months down the line, they’re expecting me to report that, “Yes, we do now have
a bathroom” and, “Yes, the kitchen has now been installed”. But the fact is
neither is true, partly because some of the work is down to our own efforts and
our time is limited, what with work, elderly mothers and children needing
attention and life just being lived, and partly because much of what is being
done is kind of ‘behind the scenes stuff’. You know, that gutty work that needs
a lot of effort but doesn’t show much in the way of tangible results.
For
example, before either bathroom or kitchen could become nearer to reality,
drainage needed to be put in place. Currently both water supply and drainage
only serve one small corner of the building, which is not anywhere near where
the bathroom and kitchen are to be installed. We therefore had to find a
willing and trustworthy individual to dig out a big trench, lay pipes, connect
to drainage system and put everything back as if nothing had happened. Happily
mission accomplished!
Similarly a
plumber had to be arranged to run pipes from the water source to the proposed bathroom,
to enable bathroom fittings to be connected.
And then of
course came the matter of wiring. The room (former office) that we are
converting to a bathroom contained sockets and switches not compatible with its
intended use. Cue electrician. Of course, his intervention has also had to
include new wiring looms, cable suitable for a shower, relocation of sockets
and some shiny new switches!
So there
has been progress but not of the ‘swish-new-shower’, ‘brand-new-bath’,
‘super-stylish-kitchen’ variety!
Walls and
ceilings still have to be lined, flooring laid and a new ceiling put in place –
then I’ll get my bathroom! Watch this space...
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