Day 7 - bad news

DAY 7 - 40% of the new flooring joists are laid. Builder concerned about front wall and it’s ability to hold up new floor. Building inspector visits and agrees with our brick work. It seems that the fire that gutted the upstairs 25 years ago has dried out the bricks and made them weaker. The result is that the entire wall on the first floor will need to be rebuilt at extra cost and then rerendered and painted - more cost. We are also required to strengthen the window lintels at a cost of £200 per lintel. Bad day for the budget.

To date we have budgeted the top floor at £31500…on Saturday, Alex the builder will give us the bad news about how much the wall will cost.

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