A lot of progress today. It started with the fourth and final Velux window being installed. The roofers also completed the roof, it being a mild day with no frost forecast tonight. (Cladding and gutters etc. still to be done by the builders.) The building inspector also attended to inspect the floor joists and main structure. He was very pleased with what had been done (his exact words to us "Where did you find him? You did very well there. He's very good.") and gave Marcus the specs for the insulation. This is a bit of a blow, since he wants the insulation to be continuous below the roof joists, rather than up between them. This brings the ceiling down anther 40 mm, which means we'll be just below 2 m. Apparently they can be more flexible on stairs height than they can on insulation, so the whole room will suffer. I asked him if there were any options, but apparantly that is all that East Herts allow.
With the building inspector and the roofers out of the way, Marcus and Simon got on with the electrical first fix, which includes dropping wires through the ceiling onto the landing. I had a chat with Marcus about when he's planning to finish. He says two more weeks, then the plasterer, then a few more days for the final fix and he'll be out by Friday 13th February.
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