June 2008
We arrive excited for a site visit. The exterior walls are being rendered in some parts and the stone work pointed in other parts. also the builders inside should have done the stairs. Soooooo Exciting.
Oh No .... It is all going wrong. Despite very clear conversations with mark, the guy doing the rendering has not done what we asked. Our own fault ...... BE ON SITE EVERYDAY IF YOU ARE RENOVATING !!!!!!! OR PAY THE PRICE !!!!!!!!!
Even if you have a project manager, you need to be there. We sadly cannot realistically be here all the time, and we do have a very good project manager, but even then things are misinterpreted.
The renderers have done a brilliant job. It is smooth, it is even, it is top class. But, they have not understood that this is an old house with character. They have destroyed the character on the end face of the building and the old stones around the doors and windows have vanished. The side wall of the games room is as smooth as a babies bottom ...... but it was supposed to be left as stonework. this render dries rock hard, and it won't be coming off in a hurry. Mark is so upset. I am looking on the bright side .... at least we got here in time to make sure they didn't decide to render the whole house. Even now, 4 years on, I still cringe at what might have happened if we hadn't turned up when we did.
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