Tatlerer - I think I've mentioned this before, but I had a really, really bad flood in my old house so I have some experience of drying things out! I assumed previously that heat was what you needed to dry things out, but found out to my surprise that air movement is every bit as significant. You can help things along with big industrial fans that you can hire!
I'm so jealous of you and monkey with your gorgeous bespoke solid wood kitchens! They are going to look stunning - it will be worth the wait.
I'm off to Ikea later today. I think I'm going to be presented with a dilemma. I've heard unofficially that you can only have their quartz worktops if you get your entire kitchen fitted by the Ikea team. I need to check whether this is true. If it is, it means two things: firstly, the kitchen definitely wouldn't be done til January, whereas my builder might be able to do it before Christmas (possibly). And secondly, it would mean taking the work away from my builder, who is super-good, careful, accurate and precise and would do a brilliant job. The main thing weighing on my mind is that, at a personal level, I would feel like an awful person for letting him down. 