"Under Pressure"
Greetings, As my last update was dated 13th May I clearly didn't succeed in my stated 3-4 weeks for this next one. Five weeks on, this last few weeks has been a 12 hours a day 6½ days a week occupation. More recently, as if to suggest I might be going a trifle mad, I can't get stop the echoing in my head of the lyrics from the Bowie/Queen 1982 release of "Under Pressure," hence the title of this latest post. Most of the recent work has been centred on items inside the house that will lead to a point where I can request my occupancy inspection, and if that inspection is successful, move in. That by no means means the place will be complete. For occupancy, the building inspectors require all safety features in place (e.g. guardrails, stair hand rails, insulating foam to be covered by drywall or other wood materials that will delay the spread of a fire to this material sufficiently to allow escape) plus a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and basic living are...