You expect there to be lots of tradies about when your bathroom is being renovated, but there don’t seem to have been any fewer since. That means a lot of Anzac biscuits from the catering department (me).
After we moved back home, the painter (a woman) came to finish the last coat of paint. Her daughter had been ill, so the finishing was delayed by a few days. Then the tiler came to finish the grouting and sealing. A man from a demolition yard came to take away old timber. The builder came to do last minute fixing and the clearing of anything left behind. The new toilet roll holder has since become a bit loose, so he may be back.
The following Thursday, the Blind Care Company tradesman came to fix the blinds Felix had chewed. Fortunately he was able to fix the broken cords in situ and it was a quick job. The next day, ChimChim came to sweep the chimney and do some repairs. Last night there was a tremendous crash in the firebox and things (the baffle?) seem to have descended, so the chimney tradesman will be back to fix the damage.
Last Tuesday, the Rural Water Services tradesman (and owner) came to clean the roofs, solar panels and guttering. He had to stop work after doing the garage roof because the wind became too strong to be safe and rain had made the roof slippery. I’m still waiting for him to come back and finish the job.
Today, the plumber came back to install the Extract Fan Exhaust in the roof to duct steam from the shower. I think the electrician is coming to finish off the fan connection. I also had an email from the bathroom project manager to say that the tilers need to epoxy grout the shower tiles, so they will be making a time soon.
I think that’s all… but maybe I should include the AA (Automobile Association) man who came to open my car last Monday when the keys were locked inside. That is not meant to happen with these new whizzy-bang remote keys, but it did. I was at a friend’s at the time who, fortunately, also belongs to the AA as my card and phone were locked inside the car with my keys. We were intrigued by his solution to the problem – not quite the coat hanger we were imagining, but close.
I think most of the other jobs that need doing around the place I can manage myself, like controlling ants, stacking firewood and pruning the long shoots from the top of the apple tree.
It’s a great time of year.
Anne-O-tations 
Oh my goodness, that’s a lot of tradies!
Miraz
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It is! There were at least two apprentices as well, one with the builder – and, at one point, his tutor came to see him – and one with the plumber yesterday. The painter also had a younger woman working with her on one occasion. Mostly, the tradies worked in pairs. The tiler said it was a bit lonely and hard work tiling on his own. The electrician had help, but came back to install the heater alone.
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I hope you get some time to relax in your egg chair today!
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Thank you, Ruth! I hope so too. The chimney people are coming this afternoon.
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