Home extensions 2017- the one where all builders are dickheads.

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Link to the old thread.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/property/2847599-Home-Extensions-2017-come-along-on-the-journey

As you were ladies.

Sounds like great progress @TeamRick

@NamedyChangedy we will have two taps holes not three. Maybe the issue is to do with the incoming pipes or something?

So our worktop didn’t arrive yesterday. The installer got delayed so we’ve been pushed to Monday. The same day as the wood stove installation. The place is really coming together now!!!

@PumpingRSI can you ring the builder for help? That’s what I did when our wood arrived!!! The head builder sent three of his “lads” to carry it all inside for me

My kitchen is currently being fitted! Hubby is doing a mist coat in the snug.
The decorator has popped round to quote and we're waiting on the window fitter to arrive.
It's a busy Saturday here!

Glad there's lots of progress in here! You can really tell that Christmas is approaching!

Our builders are here and knocking down more walls. The bad news is we are quite behind so a kitchen for Christmas looks unlikely as we don’t think we can hit cut off dates for ordering. The good news is that we may claw back a lot of time as the conservatory we removed turns out to have been built on an amazing foundation. The architect is checking with building control if we can just reuse it, and then we don’t need to dig & pour new foundations. Which will allow the builders to claw back a lot of lost time.

Right so here we are!

Not quite finished yet, island needs to be finished, we need to tile & decorate but here we are!

And here we are! Lol! Arrgghhhhh!

It looks great!

Oh my that looks beautiful! You must be so happy!!

Kitchen is happening here!

That looks amazing teamrick , you must be so pleased after all the agro you've had. The floor looks great.

Yay Teamrick - windows!!

And kitchens!
I'm not that long away but it feels like ages still.
Pretty much no chance of stove being stolen unless someone put some serious equipment down our drive so have just covered over with a tarp! We do have our lintel in over fireplace tho. Decided not to go for wood or concrete so bought a remained piece of stone lintel and it looks fab.

Oh and the mumsnet taps arrived and such good solid quality. At the moment the detachable end just falls out but I assume when fitted and a weight out on it will stay in.

Looks fantastic, Rick! What a great space.

And Bax you're getting there - when do they think they'll be done, with the kitchen at least?

With my tap situation, I was planning on using the smaller bowl for the boiling water tap and waste disposal. That way children & guests know to only use the 'big sink'.

But worktop man says we need the mixer tap over the small bowl so we can rinse out the waste disposal. As it's a pull-out tap I'd assumed the hose could stretch over but I haven't actually checked tbh. Think I need to get everything out of the boxes and make sure. Also need to check whether I can fit a pan into the half-bowl, for pasta etc.

That's one of those details that seems quite minor but would make a big difference to how it all works.

Thank you! Very excited!

That is a nice looking lintle.

Your kitchen looks a similar size and layout to ours so I am excitedly watching progress Rick!

Looks great TeamRick!! Wonderful. I like the sink.

PumpingRSI, what finish are you going for around the stove? Ours is being fitted tomorrow but I think there’s no surround...

Here’s pictures of kitchen without worktop..

That looks super believe!

Some gorgeous looking kitchens 😍😍😍
We're just carcasses at the moment so hard to gauge a true picture! Either way it's a lovely big kitchen!
Not sure when it's finished but definitely pre Christmas

Kitchens are all looking great :)

We spent 7 hours yesterday cleaning up all the dust . Feels so much better to be clean though! Decorator starts tomorrow upstairs. The kids have chosen some truly horrific colours for their rooms! DS has chosen this . I kind of wish I hadn't promised them they could have whatever they wanted now. They are 13 and 11 so I thought they might be sensible. Ha!

DD has chosen this wallpaper for a feature wall in her room. I tried to encourage a pale grey for the other walls and she nearly went for it but at the last moment has gone for a pale violet instead. She said she'll be covering it in posters anyway so doubt it will matter much. The bathroom is part tiled so DD decided on F&B Moles Breath for the rest of the walls which is dark but I think will look nice.

Now I need to think about the hallway. I'm tempted by a greyish blue but not sure if it's too dark...

I really like the colour your DS chose!

Really dust? It scares me a bit

I like strong colours, it’ll look great. Are you doing all walls in that colour or mixing it up?

My DS has requested a green bedroom and wants full on green. I am going to try and do a white wall or two with it to keep it bright.

The kitchens are looking fantastic - very jealous

Whatthefox - what do you mean around the stove? Behind it will be fireproof boarding and I'm trying to decide whether to tile or use brick slips. It'll probably sit on slate hearth. The lintel projects about 100mm so enough for shallow mantelpiece effect with walls plastered and painted. Eventually!

Sorry, I'm replying to Believe, not WTFox.
As you were...

He wants the whole room in the same colour. I figure with all white furniture against the walls it will break it up enough plus it's a south facing room with a big window so hopefully won't be too dark.

A green bedroom sounds great - I've always wanted a room in a deep green but DH hates the thought!