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Six weeks into a house refurb (all rooms including bathrooms) plus loft conversion, moving of the kitchen, enlarging a room, creating a new cloakroom and digging out the garden to level.
So far so good. The builder is great, all on time, very organized and leaves the house as clean and tidy as possible. The young lads working for him even Hoover!
Some sleepless nights. Are the loft conversion windows in the right place! Are there enough of them? What is the head height going to be? Will we still have a view? Is the island worktop the right size, does the white of the sink match the white of the worktop? Why do I have to explain to the bank every time I withdraw my own money to spend ...and why do I have to share my toilet with 6 guys who never put the seat down! 😂😂😂
I am pleased that we have waited and refurbished the whole house, not trying to do it piecemeal. Initially it was because I wanted the same finishes throughout but actually the practicalities are so much improved. It doesn't matter that the carpet is dirty or that the ceiling plaster is dropping in the bedrooms as they convert the loft above as it will all be refinished and painted.
Too many decisions, appliances, lighting, flooring, kitchen, paint colors and finishes...for someone like me that hates stuff that doesn't match and tbh is a bit tight!