Wednesday, July 7, 2010

I need this man !


Is this the only man on the planet who can get 
a job 'COMPLETED" . I am being held to ransom
by men at the moment. 
I thought I was going to finish the bathroom, laundry, concrete the courtyard
 & the kitchen/family room lighting these holidays.
NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE !
(sorry for shouting)
That is the short story of this post today if you want the unedited version keep reading........
Is 6 weeks to long to wait for a quote on a lovely
marble offcut big enough to surround my bath with
 a lovely feature panel also on the front. Well its not actually 
a quote I told them 6 weeks ago I would like it (as they
offered any marble offcut in the yard at the same price as ceasar
stone offcuts. So I am hanging in there , normally I wouldnt 
be this patient but as soon as I saw this piece of marble it had my
name all over it. This bathroom has bben striped down since last Nov
with the new bath sitting in a frame & the old taps on with a cooper pipe spout
just so the kids can have a bath. We do have the floor tiles down & I could do 
the shower & vanity on the other side but the tile choice for that rests on wether the marble goes in.
I have waited this long should I hang in there ?
Twice now the electrician hasnt arrived when he said. I rushed out last week to 
purchase the downlights for the family room (given up on finding my dream kitchen lights)
power points for the laundry & waited all day on Saturday for him to do a no show. We
cancelled our weekend away because that was the day he was free (hubby wasnt to excited as he 
was looking forward to a break) and I havent been able to contact the electrician since. He was great
when the builder was here. Why do they say they are coming & then not let you know otherwise ?
I cannot finish the laundry splashback & shelving until the power points are in. I know I should
find another one but he has done all the new wiring in the ceiling for this job & I thought it would be easier.
Some light at the end of the tunnel is the concreter is coming on the 20th July for the courtyard.  
My darling hubby , I know works hard (he would say to bankroll this reno) bless him , but I just need him to put seven knobs on in the new laundry & drill four holes in a kitchen cupboard to install our new slide out bin & its just not happening. 
So if Tara Dennis on Better Homes & Gardens can get her drill out , its about time I learn !
Then I can also put up those new curtain rods I will be purchasing next week.
 I dont think I am  ready to cut & install marble or climb in the ceiling to wire up lighting.
Maybe if I do a shout out to the delicious (did I say that out loud) talented Nate Berkus , do you think he 
might fly half way around the world to finish this renovation for us ?
I have lost my mojo 
Karyn x

Breathe in , Breathe out......



4 comments:

  1. Hi Karyn, Oh I feel so sorry for you. That is sooooo frustrating and I have been in that situation. In fact I bet most people have. If I were you, I would be putting on my angry, ops I mean assertive boots and giving everyone you are waiting on a phone call, if they can't commit get others to replace them. It comes back to the old saying something about a squeeky wheel... I was waiting for my hubby to put some pelmets up, I don't know why as in the end I did it myself and felt quite proud of my little achievement. You go girl, get on the phone...

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  2. Hi Karyn, Oh I feel so sorry for you. That is sooooo frustrating and I have been in that situation. In fact I bet most people have. If I were you, I would be putting on my angry, ops I mean assertive boots and giving everyone you are waiting on a phone call, if they can't commit get others to replace them. It comes back to the old saying something about a squeeky wheel... I was waiting for my hubby to put some pelmets up, I don't know why as in the end I did it myself and felt quite proud of my little achievement. You go girl, get on the phone...

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  3. Oh Karyn, how incredible frustrating - it's so annoying waiting around for tradesmen who never show up and who don't have the courtesy to phone if they have to reschedule. In the long run, all the frustration and waiting and making do with incomplete renos will be worth it when you step back and admire everything. I remember feeling so frustrated when our kitchen was being renovated and I had no kitchen sink for about 6 weeks - washing up in the laundry was such a pain! Hope you get your dilemas sorted out soon x

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  4. Oh my darling Karyn..the pain of renovating..Get a new electrician. Definitely. Can you find another offcut or is that not possible? The rest..try to let it go, it will get done. I struggle with waiting for things to be finished..I get anxious and frustrated..but I'm slowly learning to be patient. I gave up on kitchen lights too until I came across the ones from Riviera Maison. Hope it all starts happening for you, let us know..Rachaelxx

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Love reading all of your comments.
Karyn x