Barn Works Latest - Slight Delay

Does every building job over-run? I am pretty sure the answer to that question is 'almost always'. And of course, on Skye, where clocks run more slowly than anywhere else in Britain, and the words 'efficient', 'speedy' and 'deadline' are not even in the dictionary, there really was never any question at all that the Barn works would be completed even close to the original schedule.

However, at the end of this month, the only place Sue and I will have to live will be the Barn, so we will be moving in, no matter what state the place is in...  I think we might be sharing it with several builders for a while.

The most recent delay has come about because when removing a bit of wall to install the new staircase, some rotted timber was discovered, and this little problem will have to be rectified before the stairs can be installed. I'm pleased really - who wouldn't want rotten timber to be discovered and repaired while building work is ongoing? It is certainly a better time to find it that just after I have completed the decorating and laid all new carpets...!!!

And the good news? Today, we have two more new windows installed, and the painter has arrived and started taping and filling all the plasterboard so it will be ready for decorating when all the workers eventually disappear, so it's one step forwards as well as at least one step back!

The new lounge window - much the same as the old, but with no leaks or drafts!
(and high-tech thermally efficient glass, too...!!!)

This will be the top of the stairs...
The rotted joists point towards the camera