I haven't updated the blog for a while... things have been progressing though. The sprinkler first fix is done, and the electrical well on the way. WIth the electrician in particular, it's a challenge to make sure people don't just put their pipes/cables wherever there's an available route now, without considering the other elements of the design (especially the insulation!). But everyone on the job seems to respond positively when I point out to them, as I regularly do, that something is in the way and needs to be moved or changed - for which I am thankful, because some people might be more challenging in such situations.

The builders have also done some miscellaneous brickwork and joinery items. All the studwork for the suspended ceilings and partition walls is now in place. Some more ripping out has been done; there's now a large mound of waste material in the garden, and the builders are complaining that the United Utilities work on the street is preventing them getting a skip in.