HELP!! I need a project manager to manage the actual build

[foxinsocks]

well I think I do

thanks to our nightmare neighbour, we have had to put back our building plans by several months and they are due to start in the next few weeks

unfortunately, because of the delay, this has now hit us at both mine and dh's busiest times so neither of us can take leave and we both work full time and frankly, everything is becoming a nightmare.

it is not even a huge build, just a loft conversion but we have not had one second to even plan the moving (we have a storage unit), where we are going to stay (moving the stairs will mean we have to be out - the children have a nanny so they can't be in the house around the builders either)...

do people exist who come in and help you manage everything? sort out the moving dates, help us find other accommodation, meet with the builders etc. etc.

oh HELP HER FGS

lol FEEL my pain slimshady

You can certainly get a project manager /site surveyor who will do all the co-ordinating on site/shout at the builders/keep them on track etc, but they won't move you or find somewhere.

But you won't have to be out that long will you ? Would one of those short stay aparthotels work if it was 2 weeks that the children couldn't be there all the time.

Then you wouldn't need to move more than their toys and clothes that were needed day to day, and would make life much easier

Just jumping in here... Do you really have to move out? Stairs should be done in one day (i'd question why if they say they can't) and yes there will be disruption but i'm sure your nanny could find things to do out of the house and make do when they have to be at home. Unless you're going to lose kitchen / bathroom then that's different......

Liase with builders by phone, arrange meetings once a day/week/whatever - when convenient for you, give them all possible ways to contact you and dh if and when problems arise (they will but most good builders can deal with all sorts of dramas easily if you give them the chance!)

Don't know your whole situation obviously but trying to put some calm in a crap situation!

where abouts are you fox?

yes they do
I am a pm!
I could do it for you...

I know a good project manager, he also has a great list of people he uses if you don't already have that in place. He is based in SW11 if that is near to you.

hey cd
you and foxy
do you have each others emails.

watch her though fox she will nick yer bricks

Oi tweedy
feck off

she has a blok in a van who goes around the neighbours offering to "tarmac" your drive

yy we do
have emailed her
(I am probably in NY or too busy anyway so the Tweedmeister's geezer may be better)

and then offers you a sofa

GOD that thread was a good one

I was reading some classics today
they are vair funny some of them

oh yes
hwo are you cd
we are all on diets

hence zone gag

12 lbs gorn here

feck off yerself CD!

Is NY North Yorkshire then?? fnar fnar

Will be around for dog walks second week of hols if you are

who is tweedoid

reveal yourself

yy I am size 12 noW!!

have been to see a nyootrushunyst

I no longer eat sugar or much wheat

I am vair svelte (well less humungous than I were)

oh poo no that is when we ARE in NEW YOIK

Are you around tomorrow?

12 is good
do able non?

if you don't know i am not telling you

yy is fine
though it depends on the shop
i got 28 jeans in uniqlo yesterday
heheh

Oh poo am off to NY tomorrow (North Yorks that is) so will miss you

Good show on the sugar & wheat front, sadly I will be visiting a famous tearoom so stuffing face with Fat Rascals (there is a clue there)

oh I love a fat rascal
When are you back? We leave on 10th for a week
How is the leg?

Still broken! Another month at least of crutches yawn

We are back on 10th, apparently some match or other is on at Wembley

in NY, great excuse!

stairs are a big thing as they are moving walls and they have to lower the ceilings on the 2nd floor which apparently brings down around 100 years of dust! Next door neighbours had the same done and were out for 6 weeks but they had their kitchen done and we aren't.

It's only a 2 up 2 down so there's v little room anyway so based on next door's, I think we will be out for 3 weeks.

I'm in deepest darkest sw london ellie.