Two Rooms Down (Almost)

The kitchen could definitely be said to be taking shape.

Almost the right shape, too, bar a couple of inconsistencies with the original plan, due either to miscommunication or lack of communication. Also a couple of technical glitches, but these could happen to anyone.

The main issue is with the tiling. All along, I'd said I wanted the tiling to run all the way to the kitchen door from the same level as the rest of the tiling, down to the skirting. The kitchen fitter was not aware of this, and so had finished his tiling at the end of the worktop. This wouldn't be such a problem were it not for the breakfast bar, which has been mounted at the wrong height and, in spite of the instruction to move it yesterday, is still in the wrong position today. Really, that needs to be fitted after the tiling is done.

It also seems as though there's a leak in the pipework below the sink... At least, there was a large puddle there when I opened the cabinet. And it seemed as though the fitter had decided to use a flannel from the bathroom to mop things up, despite the availability of kitchen roll and j-cloths.

I almost regret the idea to go with local businesses for all this work... I don't mind the over-running of the work (it was supposed to be finished on Friday, and it looks as though there's still a couple of days' work before it's truly finished) as long as the extra time is used to get it right, but the miscommunication is very poor.