All systems go

It feels like all hell has broken loose on site this week:
Peter the floor guy (I kid you not, that is how his number is saved on my phone!) arrived and has started laying our beautiful wood block (parquet) flooring.  One can no longer buy new the wood blocks, so one gets them second hand from old houses, which Peter then cleans up, re-lays, sands and polishes.  We have some issues with straight lines, but it looks stunning already and it isn't even sanded or sealed yet!

The kitchen people arrived yesterday.  I must say that Easy Life Kitchen, thus far, has been just what it claims to be.  Their service throughout the whole procedure has been fantastic.  Even today when there were 2 cupboards out of line, they came to site and have already sported it out by close of day today.  They are going great guns and are already upstairs doing the kitchenette.  Tomorrow the bathroom vanities, and by Thursday, my granite guy can come and measure. My friend Bev Bouwer and I, who has been renovating her kitchen since 1 March, have a bet on to see who is going to be finished first!  There is a bottle of wine at stake here.  Problem is, I can't remember if the winner or the loser must buy the wine?  Either way, we'll both be drinking to celebrate!

The tiler came today and continued with the bathrooms (after a brief pause while the under-floor heating guy came in and did his thing).  Small panic when I realised that he had laid full size tiles in the shower area, instead of the mosaic-ing, but it was quickly sorted out.  I think the tiler hates me!
The carpenter is on site putting in the skirtings and architraves.
The external wooden doors have arrived, so the frames are going in.
The ceiling guys are there doing the insulation and ceiling boards in the garage.

The foundation for our new garden wall on the North side of the house is getting along nicely.
Best of all, the sump for the pump to push our poop uphill has also begun to be dug.
So, all in all, things are BEEZY!!!