Floor & Food

Finished the floor on Sunday. Lots of moving and sorting of book-case contents, returning guitars to their proper homes, etc., (they have to make room for a new friend, too - an Ovation double-neck!). Hope the damp problem's solved.

Last night went to the Mash House in Brindley Place with friends. It was OK, but the gravy was clearly Bisto's best. Sausages we OK too, but not special (to be fair, this isn't an expensive place). The on to a bar which had a 'Wednesday Special' on bottles of wine. Oh dear!

The Floor, cont.

So I finally managed to get the builder back today to lay the new floor. He's done a decent job of it -- BUT (and isn't there ALWAYS a 'but' with builders?) I found I couldn't shut the door to the room! The new flooring is about 1.5 mm thicker than the old. Now, I KNOW he had to take the door off to do the work, so you'd think he might check????
Anyway, though I'm really not a woodworker, I do have the right tools and it only took me 15 minutes to sort it (I guess a professional would have taken about 5).

There's a lovely phrase around here, "I wouldn't pay him in washers"!

The Floor contd.

It turns out that the self-levelling screed that had been used 6 years ago hadn't been given enough time to dy out (about 3 days, needed 2 weeks minimum), so there's been moisture trying to work its way out ever since.
So, had to do some repairs to the screed, and it's been drying out for about 10 days now (with a dehumidifier). We'll see ....