Plastered

It shouldn't have come as a surprise to see plaster-board on the walls as I saw the plater-board being delivered just a few days ago. But it did. And it was pleasant!

The master bedroom is no longer a mish-mash of frameworking. It looks like a proper room with a proper ceiling and proper walls:

Proper ceilings seem to be in place for the guest bedroom, study and front living room too. Having said that, there is still plenty of plastering still to do but the goal of having that part of the project complete this side of Christmas is still realistic.

So the house is now wired and the plumber has installed the bulk of the pipework (with the exception of the underfloor heating system. All on track as far as those guys are concerned then. And we've also managed to select the bathroom suites we intend to install - understated is the bathroom buzzword which is certainly at odds with the kitchen! Poles apart in statedness (if I may create such a word).

The installation of the windows is expected before Christmas which probably means that it will be done next week! That will certainly be a milestone and may require the opening of some Champagne, which thankfully is on order thanks to a cracking 50% off deal being run by Tesco!

The last two weeks have seen a blanket of snow covering the property but a rise in temperature of just 5 degrees in the last 24 hours has seen that blanket being removed. Fingers crossed that the weather remains kind enough to allow the window installers to do their stuff!