Back to (wood)work

We went looking at internal doors at the weekend and have pretty much decided on what we're after, except none of the showrooms had them on display. I think we might need to make an appointment to see them before we place our order. We also discovered, to our unending joy, that the sort of radiators we want are stocked by one of the big DIY chains, which should make things much easier and cheaper when the time comes.

When the time comes will depend on the reappearance of the Amazing Disappearing Plumbing Contractor. We should have an update on that following the meeting tomorrow morning when we hope to get the window situation finalised with the builder, leaving it clear for him to order them. I mentioned previously that we might have been able to get a quote for the whole window contract from the other supplier who tendered, but it turns out that they only quoted for supply, not supply and fit, and it's not worth getting them to redo the quote at this stage.

So it looks like we will be sticking with the original supplier, ordering custom ironmongery and removing the front door from the whole order to seek one ourselves elsewhere.

Meanwhile, the builders came back today and shuttered the foundation area:

It doesn't look like much, but this evening I walked around in the space and for the first time really got a feeling for what it will be like when it's built on.

I also took some measurements, which I'm a little concerned at. The distance the extension comes back from the building line should be 4m, and it's only short by about 8cm, which is fine. The width, however, is over by about 20-30cm,which means the side passage width is reduced. I really want the side passage to be at least 1m in width and that's not how it's looking now. I should find out tomorrow if it's gone wrong and if it's too late to have it changed.