With 7 working days left until handover day (Monday is a public holiday) the house is looking more finished although there is till heaps more to do. Today was a few beers on the veranda with the workers to celebrate progress and look to the final push.The devil is of... I am trying very hard not to be Vicky Meldrew again this week but alas not. First it came to light that the tongue and groove wood panelling in the Cloakroom is not at the right height for the basin and tiling and this this morning we were at site seeing the painter... The builders have done a bit of a recovery job this week – on the wardrobes which were the wrong size, the tiling and the painting. The painter wins the productivity award this week having got all the ceilings painted, walls and woodwork primed. It’s now... This is my first week of being a domestic executive again :o). It should have been a leisurely start after counting down for so long. Not!I started on Monday by turning into Victoria Meldrew. Yes, the female version spouting “I don’t believe it”. Up... At last things feel like they are starting to come together. It’s been a glorious week on site weather wise so the painters have been cracking on with the outside painting that was left to do – base boards, steps and the final fiddly bits.Inside the... 