So It's Done...almost

On Friday and Saturday, the builders worked until close to 8PM (not supposed to have worked beyond 5PM, but oh well...) to try to finish the work on my flat, but the bathroom basin, washer/dryer and cabinets were still not installed.

On top of that, the delivery guys who brought in the fridge/freezer damaged part of the floor, dragging the heavy stainless steel unit across the kitchen area. I could not stand having those scars on new floor, so I asked the builders to see if they could fix them. The answer was that they could, though they could not completely cover the floor underneath the kitchen cabinets. I decided to go for it, even if that was the case.

So, with this additional work, three guys are sent in yesterday to work on my flat, and by 3PM, the work was completed. There are still small things here and there that need to be adjusted/fixed (on Saturday), but it is now in the live in condition.

I love everything about my new flat, but especially the bathroom. How lovely it is to have a bath, separate shower, and a washer/dryer. It looks a bit exotic, but not too much...and definitely NOT a hotel bathroom. I have more cabinets than all 3 bathrooms I had in my past apartments combined; amazing to be able to place bath towels within the bathroom cabinets!

The kitchen is gleaming with stainless steels (hobs, microwave, fridge/freezer and bin), but with wood (cabinets) and stone (splash back), it doesn't look too sterile.

While the completion took a week more than initially scheduled, it was actually within the time frame in my mind. Having launched few websites at work, I know that doing small things, such as debugging, takes far longer than initially scheduled. I usually schedule for additional week at the launch, and I did the same here. Fortunately, it was just as I thought it would take.

As for my rented flat, my landlord still has not found his new tenant, and so it is being viewed by stream of people through 5 agencies. Now it won't matter much, as I'm spending more time at my new flat than the rented one, and I'll probably completely move out in the next couple of days.