Despair

I was awoken this morning just after 6.00 am by rain being lashed by strong wind and pounding on the roof of my caravan. I knew that this would not bode well and when I went up to take a look at my house during a break in the almost incessant rain, my worst fears were realised. Every time it has rained, water has run inside from the roof angle at the back, presumably because they didn’t make an effective seal in the plastic membrane there, and with the wind driving rain in through the doors and windows, the inside was partially flooded again

The pictures don’t make it look as bad as it actually is. The pool at the southern end was over 2cm deep and being prevented from draining out because of the new threshold that was put into place last week.

In fact, I can’t see how the water can now be easily removed. When I did so using a stiff yard broom the last time I could brush it straight out of the door openings. That can’t be done now the thresholds are in place and moreover, I can’t see how any meaningful work can be done inside the house until it has been dried out and water prevented from entering in the future.

No wonder I’m beginning to despair that my house is ever going to be finished within a reasonable time-scale, and all because the builder wasted so much time in the summer and autumn when the conditions were perfect. I just hope that quality and finish won’t suffer as a consequence and I’m now more determined than ever to make sure that I keep a very close eye on what goes on in the build, no matter who it might upset.