Another one bites the dust…:-(

Yes, believe it or not, another builder has gone. I sometimes feel that God is telling me that what I have started should not be, I can’t think of any other reason why I have been having so many problems with builders. Either that, or I am not cut out for this lark!!

My builder Kit Reid, walked off site 10 days ago, saying that I was rude to him and wouldn’t be spoken to like that. Since coming back from East Africa in August, I have been pushing the fact that I need to move into the house by the end of October as the caravan site closes, and I would have nowhere to live. I was reassured that this was going to be fine.

Things were really not moving towards that goal and I was questioning why? Why were the team arriving around 8.30am, only to leave by 3pm, leaving urgent tasks unfinished? Why was Kit always on the phone instead of working? (looking for other work, I have been advised) Why have I spent alot of money over 7 months, and still have an unhabitable house? I was very unhappy, stressed and anxious and I was running low on money.

There are some unscrupulous people out there, where greed gets in the way, taking from Peter to pay Paul, thinking that clients are a cash machine to be taken advantage of. Kit did me a favour by storming off site, it meant that I did not have to sack him.

So, now I have a house that I can’t live in because it has no windows, I have located them though – but they were never going to be ready for the end of October!! I have an unstable rear wall, and an open drain that enable rats to come up from the sewer.

I am heartbroken and am worried that when it finally gets finished, I will be left with a house that I don’t want to live in. I have learned that honesty from others is not always a given, and to be more careful going forward.

BUT, and there is always a but, those around have been so supportive, I have had a warm bed to sleep in, lovely food cooked for me and concern for my mental health. Yes, I have had a couple of ‘I told you so’s’, but I can handle that.

Happily, I have found a builder that I know I can trust to finish the house, that will not take advantage of me and will give me my dream home. I have also found somewhere to live temporarily, albeit at a cost, but that cannot be helped. In fact, the place that I am renting was built by the builder that is going to finish the house – I know that he will do a good job.

I am sorry to be all doom and gloom, but it is very cathartic to put words down, it helps to process feelings and emotions and accept. I hope that when I feel up to posting an update, it will be with good news.

On another note, Rajiv & Tayla are engaged!! So something special to look forward to. Mother of the Groom, sounds very grand 🙂

Signing off for a bit…….. Nx