The tilers were finishing the Harnser roof and Dave and Alan getting the stairs in and then fitting the kitchen worktops as I helped the hopeless Ray progress the overdue electrical wiring.
I phoned home and found that Della had another acute allergy attack after handling rabbits and guinee pigs but seemed better now. Both she and Debbie fought over the telephone to speak most to me before I managed to get satisfy them both
After chasing them both, I was pleased to see the arrival of both the electrician and the roofers today. The roof tilers finished off the lead flashing and laid the rest of the tiles to completely finish the roof and it looked very nice once it was done. I paid them off with a split cheque and saw them on their way. Ray spent most of the day here and, in that time, we completed the wiring of the bathroom and some of the kitchen. The other builders gave him a hard time over his recent absence and about him not turning up with proper tools for the job and having to borrow theirs. In truth, his performance has been poor, but I took the view that it was no good getting on at him but rather get the job done. I got Steve to help him with the noggins and this meant that we made good progress.
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I was around the job all day, marking out the positions of the electrical appliances for their electric feed and fixing positions. Once the builders had got the stairs in and fixed, I got them to cut the work-tops and then cut out the recesses for the sink and electric hob. All in all, we got on quite well today but they hope to get outside tomorrow and to clad the river elevation which will make quite a difference. I took Steve for a meal and drink this evening but unfortunately this meant that there was little time to do anything except to wire a couple of fused outlets and clear up the place. I telephoned home tonight and found that the family had been having lots of visitors and making up for lost time. Poor Della has had another acute allergy attack after handling rabbits and guinee pigs but seems better now. Both she and Debbie fought over the telephone to speak most to me before I managed to get satisfy them both