Asbestos

Another day, another issue, another cheque - problem solved: they should be removing the asbestos today!
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Took a call from the builder this morning. His team had found asbestos on the site.

I believe it is contained in the eaves of the attic and stacked up from a previous rip out but will need specialist attention! Oh Joy! No idea how much cost or what the time implications are, but the builder seemed optimistic it wasn't going to be a significant problem.

Fingers crossed.

The roof is finished

I went out on the roof this week to tread the scaffolding boards and admire the great leadwork and finishing...

Now we need additional insulation inside.

New roof

Here's what it looked like before...

And now it looks like this!

No skip... house is filling up with rubbish!!!

While we await the council to decide if the bush at the front of the house has some sort of significance to the local area, we cannot quite squeeze a skip into the front garden... so the builders are having to fil up the rooms with bits of the roof, carpets etc etc

Here's one of the guest bedrooms!

This will be the lounge!

 Roof tiles in the hall

 Another guest bedroom, still with the photocopier

 The dining room....

 Our bedroom....

 The lounge again... still at least the counter has gone!

Building works start tomorrow

Having signed the contract with the builder last week and paid the deposit, work is due to start in the morning, with the erection of scaffolding!

Stage 1 - Roof removal and renewal

Total build still scheduled for three months!