Posting after a very long time. It is hard to know how much to divulge so I'm going to keep it short and sweet. The last one, in September 2016, was a positive one on work being done on my house and how everything was oh-so-great. It turned out that I was living in cloud cuckoo land...
Suffice to say, the builders weren't the best. It turns out they had small print unseen by me. I made assumptions based on what they told me. I didn't ask for clarifications, references, recommendations etc. And to cap it all, every time I was asked for money, I handed it over with alacrity. Silly me. One day I woke up to the realisation that very little money remained from the quote compared with the amount of work still to do.
That's when, to use a cliche, things went pear shaped.
All-in-all, from the builders starting work in August and the legal parting of ways between us in March, it's been a horrible experience, with loads here remaining unfinished. Either because they just didn't do it, or what they did do, is hard to fix/make good.
I was fortunate enough to find a great joiner. He is constantly in demand and I'm at present waiting for a free slot from him. There are jobs inside and outside that weren't finished by the builders. A few that I've asked him to do the next time he comes are skirting boards and architraves. The outside ones such as sealing gaps between walls, I'm going to try and tackle. All I need is "a small aubergine"... I love Goodness Gracious Me. Actually there will be a step ladder involved too!
They say Karma is real. I don't want to wish bad things on anyone. Neither do I want the bad people to continue getting off without repercussions. I believe in Karma. Perhaps in putting out this post will free me to continue writing creatively and the daily procrastinating will come to an end.
