More Progress

We visited the house last weekend to find a pretty chaotic scene, but looking past the confusion and clutter, the various builders and tradesmen had made significant progress. They have completed the bathroom tiling, almost completed the kitchen installation, painted the walls in all of the rooms with at least the first coat, installed the light fixtures and cleaned and stripped the floors. About half of the windows, doors and shutters have been stripped and re-painted and the remainder are in progress, and the cabinet and bookshelves in the living room have been built.

Most of the furniture has arrived, but because work continues to progress inside the house, most of it remains boxed up and stacked up in various rooms or else stored away in the garage. This of course contributes to the overall state of disarray.

Quite a bit of work remains outside. They have completed most of the work on the roof, replacing a number of tiles and ensuring it does not leak, and about half of the new copper guttering has now been installed. Exterior painting should happen in a few weeks.

Landscaping the garden is the next big job. First we will need to clear all the rubbish that has accumulated during the renovation. We then plan to build a stone patio and plant flowers and shrubs around the walls. The pathway from the garage to the street also needs significant clearing and pruning.

We met with two different landscapers Monday to get estimates, which we should have within a couple of days. The good news is that they say that they can complete the work by the end of July. The bad news (which we have not received but I know is coming) is that it will undoubtedly be expensive!

Pictures to follow. . .