Finishing not yet finished

After my initial reservations I think that the two plasterers are doing a great job of the finishing work and putting in enormous effort, maybe to rub my nose in it a bit. I feel quite bad about it now, actually. Yet again they were on site this morning at around 9.00 am and worked right through until gone 6.00 pm without leaving for lunch. In fact they were trowelling and touching up areas on the walls and ceiling right up to the time that they left because they wanted to make them perfect.

Here are some shots that I took as the light was just beginning to fail, starting with two views looking back towards the front door.

Looking towards the kitchen from the front corner of the living room.

Two shots of the kitchen from each direction.

The separate WC and the alcove that will eventually become the cloaks cupboard.

Two views of the corridor from each direction.

The ‘cellier’, or utility room.

The bathroom.

Bedroom 2.

Bedroom 1.

The corner of bedroom 1 that originally looked awful with the joint tape hanging off the wall but which now looks great, or will do when it’s completely dry.

The other side of bedroom 1. The wide vertical strip on the right is where there was originally a large crease in the joint tape which I said could never be masked. But here’s the evidence that shows I was wrong as there will be no sign of it when it’s dry.

The two plasterers haven’t quite yet finished although I think they probably will do tomorrow. But I think that they have done a splendid job and are to be congratulated on their work.

On another topic, today is the original ‘D-Day’ for the house – the first anniversary of the day when work began on site by which time it should contractually have been completed and handed over. But not to worry, it’ll be late but good things are worth waiting for and in the event the builder has made a fine job of dealing with and correcting the problems that have arisen along the way.

It’s the same with all projects like this and many builders try to wash their hands and skimp any remedial measures that they might actually make. But to their credit, my builder hasn’t, so I won’t be inclined to implement the penalty clause that’s built into the contract, especially if they hit the target before the end of this month, which they say they should 😉