Houseblogging: small steps.....

I wish I were able to report excitedly about progress on the house. Once again it's been a slow week - well as far as I'm concerned. Seems that the Gib-stoppers (plasterers) have only been there two days and apart from making a heck of a mess don't seem to be much closer to being finished for the painters to get in. Grrr.....

But hey, there has been stuff happening. The heating people have installed more ducting and we now have some serious worm like things protruding through the ceiling. The window seat and bookshelves have been installed ready for the finishing touches (skirtings and painting) and we've had the fireplace delivered, tiles for the cloakroom and kitchen and I've picked up my gold plated wallpaper.

We are informed that the Gibstoppers will be finished next week - and the front door put in, fireplace installed, finishing joinery such as architraves, skirtings and bedroom wardrobe doors. Then, and only then will the scotias (that's coving to you brits) will be put up and the painting started. Then the tilers can also get going too.

We're off light fitting shopping this weekend - well we'll look through the catalogues - so every small steps counts to the finish in site.

Window seat ready for a couple of bassets to bask in the sun (that's if they can kick off MT and I)

Gib-stopping in progress (but note, not a plasterer in sight!)

Hope they remember to fit the shelves!

A glimpse of the fireplace primed ready for painting