Still a month to go!

We thought we might be done for the end of March but not quite. Actually it shouldn't be another month for the house interior - there really isn't much left to do.

It's the Huxley family annual excursion next week (Scotland, Ullapool - yaaaay) and we're hopeful we can think about moving when we get back. We've agreed with Ian that the landscaping will be completed after the contract and house has been signed off.

Paul turning his hand to hanging shingles. Camtile did the roof and shingles outside but Paul is doing the last bits in the greenhouse and the draught lobby.

New shingles arrived a couple of days ago. They had run out just before the outside was completed. You can see here the last bit at the top left is newly completed and the change in colour from the rest of the facade which has had just a few weeks of weathering.

The ditches and pipes at the back of the house are starting to look a bit more organised. The rainwater tank has been commissioned and is working. The overflow has had to go round the pond to a soak away at the bottom of the garden. 

The utility room getting a frame for a work surface and some cupboards and shelves. The toilet behind the door is working using from the rainwater tank (although the water in there at the moment is actually from the well at number 1)

Nick and I have both been very busy trying to choose and buy all the remaining bits needed for the house. Nick has been on lighting, which is no small task, and I've been trying to get everything in for the kitchen. I think we're mostly there although we probably could have done with getting the online orders in a couple of weeks earlier to allow for any problems.