No sign of Luis - called him around lunch time and he said he wasn't coming in today because he wanted to allow the concrete to dry properly. There were plenty of jobs he could have got on with without touching the concrete, so a bit disapponted with the non-proactive attitude as we are working to a deadline.
Still, he assures me he'll be here early tommorrow (Sun)
Spent most of the day myself doing the 1st fit electrics with the aid of Google!
Bit concerned about the quality of the floor. Apart from being decidedly uneven (going to take a lot of self-levelling compound) it seems a bit powdery. I am no expert, but Google is my font of wisdom, so a check on there reveals he should have used a concrete mix of around 4 parts sand to 1 part cement. I don't KNOW what mix Luis has used, but based on the empty cement sacks in my back garden and a vague memory of what the full bags looked like in a pile, I recon he's used 10 bags to 2 tonne of sand - thats 1:8 or half strength. If he confirms he's only used 10 bags then it'll all have to come back out again.
Friday 20th March 2009
At last, final batch of concrete is laid. After Luis has gone, dog decides to run straight through it leaving deep paw prints right across the final third :-(
Create a tool out of a filler knife and a broom handle to repair the dogs handiwork (should that be pawiwork?) and am quite pleased with the results.
Create a tool out of a filler knife and a broom handle to repair the dogs handiwork (should that be pawiwork?) and am quite pleased with the results.
Thursday 19th March 2009
Another third of the concrete gets done. The 1st third is set, but hasn't properly cured so one needs to walk very gently on it. Luis reveals he hasn't enough sand, so order another tonne to be delivered this afternoon. I suspect that the final third wasn't completed today due to the lack of sand.
Wednesday 18th March 2009
The floor concrete begins. I was expecting this to be a 1 day job, but by the end of the day, it's only a third done.
Tuesday 17th March 2009
Sat down with Luis to work out a schedule to complete the job. Quite straight-forward but Luis reveals that his plasterer is going to charge him £600 plus materials and take SIX days to do the job. We agree that this is too long, and probably too expensive, so I offer to try and source a different plasterer.
Also reveals that the van was a £700 purchase with the money I'd given him for materials.
By the end of the day, I have a plasterer booked for Monday & Tuesday next week at around half the cost.
Also reveals that the van was a £700 purchase with the money I'd given him for materials.
By the end of the day, I have a plasterer booked for Monday & Tuesday next week at around half the cost.
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