Monday 18th December
Some Germans go back, and others fly in!!!!

Last week saw the completion of the electrical and plumbing work.
The thousands of wires were all connected up and the plumbing 'The Work of Art in 15mm copper pipe' is now hidden by thick insulation. More insulation goes in over the floors...a couple of inches worth at least, then another layer of insulation but this time housing the trailing plastic water pipes that will heat the house.

It is said that you don't have to switch the heating on much in a Huf Haus because the house is so well insulated and its air tight. I guess that will not apply to our house where Pam usually cranks up the heating to well over maximum. That leaves everyone gasping for breath except her and the pet weimaraner Lucca, who just loves soft beds and heat!.

The paving blocks arrived and are stacked neatly waiting for somebody to think about laying them. Whilst I managed to keep them clear of the sewer run that we have to dig, I was not so lucky with the dig we have to make for the BT connection. We'll have to move them all first! There was really no other place to put them!!!!

Now today another team arrived, this time to do the floor screeds. The bags of cement were delivered some weeks back by one of the very large Huf Lorries. The pile of bags stand 2 metres high and beside that is now a very large delivery of sand which arrived Friday. The sanad is a genuine British variety which was delivered by a British firm. I know this because he managed to dump it half on the site and half in the road, much to the annoyance of my neighbours (again).

However, these guys will complete the floor screeds to the three floors each 110 square metres by tomorrow evening. Then they fly back to Germany to do two more houses before breaking for the Christmas Holidays!!!!! Now is that impressive or not?

My phone calls to EDF for the electricity are so painful I really cannot bring myself to write about them. But needless to say they will not deliver anything until well into the new year. But which new year I really cannot say....and more to the point nor can they!!!