We went to the house today for a brief informal meeting with the Builder. After a walk around the upstairs and downstairs, we asked for a timescale for completion. 7 to 8 weeks. I had guessed that we wouldn’t be in the house by middle of July, almost a few days away. I had orriginally jested that we would be in September. God I hate it when I am right.
So the middle of September and another (at least) 4 pay days till we move in. So Rent on this place and mortgage, plus car and living expenses. Tight is not going to be even close. The annoying thing is that I cannot even have a say or get up the builders myself. It is all down to Sam and Karen, as they are on the title deeds and contract. They have had some great weather and yet they failed to do anything, they wait for the bad weather and drag their heels, which really pisses me off. By rights we should be in and settled. But no, they – the builders have done hardly anything to move this project along.
So based on the builders estimation of 7 – 8 weeks, I suspect that it will be even longer. I expect another 4 weeks on top of that. I reckon that by the end of October we will have the keys and start moving in. Why is it that Builders are such arseholes and make life so difficult for everyone? If I was running the company,I would have seriously vetted the contractors and ensured that they deliver what they promise and also make them sign a contract that should they fail to deliver, they don’t get paid. Maybe they might actually be bothered, or go away and piss some other person off.
