FINISHED at last

I cant believe it. It is finished!!! It took some time dressing and hoovering and I finally finished cleaing the kitchen at 6.15pm with the first house warming guests arriving at 6.30! Talk about taking it to the wire but it had to be done. I knew that if I didnt create an 'unmissable' deadline that this project would drag on and on. This way I could kick the workers up the but and get them to finish off those little touches that have made this property such a success!


I am so proud of my brother and my dad - and of myself and Paul. This has been a family effort and I am amazed at what we have been able to achieve.



Well done guys

What was I thinking??

What was I thinking?? I have arranged a house warming party for next week so this has to be finished. Dad is moving in to the house this week to get it done - despite there being no gas until the gas man cometh to switch the boiler back on. The gas man appears to be the MOST unreliable man in the universe - having let me down 3 times now. At least I haven't paid him yet for the stuff he has already done so he HAS to come and finish off.


The fireplace is being delivered on Wednesday and the carpet is being delivered and fitted on Thursday. This leaves Friday for a tidy up and hoove and a relaxing Saturday getting ready by dressing the house (I wish).


As always Dad and Tim have been fab and the whole family has been helping out with Julie and Lix going around tidying up bits of paintwork. This has been a real family affair and that has been part of the pleasure.

I know that this next week is gonna be tight but it has to be done if we are ever gonna get done!

Kitchen

Well the kitchen is pretty much finished now and it looks fab! Paul and I spent many many many hours on the internet choosing a cooker and hob that we could afford that also looked the part. In the end I found Kitchen Science where I was able to get a cooker and hob delivered for less than £275 which was astounding. We also sourced a delightful little chimnel extractor fan which was reduced from £150 to £75 at B&Q.

It just goes to show what a little research can do!

The garden

This is really beginning to come together. Lix has been out there shovelling the rubble from the pathway for 2 days - and has filled about 60 rubble sacks (guess I will need a skip soon). Paul and I have taken a trip to Focus and filled the boot of his car with bags of bark and weed suppresant. I want the garden to look neat and there simply isnt enough time or money left in the budget to go for gravel. At least the sun has shined for the workforce for the first time in what feels like months!



Tho I am sure that I have actually snapped my spine from all the manual labour!

Final push

So we are into the final straights now. The date for finishing is September 27th and I am a woman on a mission. We are over budget, over schedule and I am overdrawn. As I watch the housing markets are in meltdown and I am having a breakdown but I am determined to get this finished.


I am resigned to the fact that I am going to have to rent this in the short term and wait for the sagging market to recover, but I am determined that this is going to be the best rental property in the area!