So, the outside is getting finished apace - though this awful unsettled summer doesn't help - nor do people chatting by the roadside. Mike just can't resist giving them a rundown on the whole build.

Inside we still wait for the electrician to pop in for another hour or two to complete the job, but otherwise we are almost ready to do a bit of decorating. But there still is the wee question of getting some stairs in! However balcony is the next outside job which will be really fantastic.