Its been a long time coming...

They may have promised that the electrics would be finished by the end of today, but (and its a big but) our friends the electricians didn't arrive this week-end at all.

The RO and I have deliberated and decided that enough is enough. Tomorrow they will be fired! It's a difficult decision because it's going to mean that we have to find someone else to finish the job off and we'll probably be without electrics a while longer. The thing is that now it's a matter of principle and we simply cannot let them continue to treat us with such disdain.

The plan is as follows, tomorrow I will get in touch with the NICEIC (the body that regulates electricians in Britain) and look for someone else who covers our area. We will then ask them to evaluate the work that has been done and give us a value. Once we know the value of the work that they have done, we will be able to calculate what they have cost us in terms of delays and pay them the balance. Over and above this, I will also be writing a letter of complaint to the NICEIC in the hope that they will take some kind of action as well.

I really don't like taking this action but they really haven't left us with any other choice. They have systematically lied and deliberately dismissed all agreements that we have come to. I believe that we have been more than reasonable so I'm comfortable that we're doing the right thing.

On a more encouraging note, the kitchen starts getting installed tomorrow so by the end of next week, our lives should start getting a whole lot easier. We spent the day preparing the kitchen for the installers arrival and have painted all the (newly plastered) walls cornflower blue in keeping with the age of the house.

The RO is currently taking some before photos in preparation for a big post to come :-)

VP