Things were beginning to shape up now that it was time to lay the floor tiles. We decided to do this before putting the walls up, as we would use the same tiles throughout to make things more uniform and clean looking. Then came the gruelling task of laying roughly 1200 tiles on the floor, and I can safely say that the men had very sore knees when that was over. It looked very smart after, all new & shiny, and it got more of a gleam later when the kids got home from school, took off their shoes and slid all across them in their socks as if they were ice skating.
From the outside, things were looking better too. Our eldest son had been helping with the pointing of the exterior stone walls, which is a very long and boring job, so I think the men were quite happy he wanted to help. It was a bit strange for me, being away all day I really noticed all the changes when I got home from work, and sometimes didn't really feel a part of it all. But someone had to keep the money coming in, and that someone had to be me...At least, for now..
What a job that must have been, particularly getting them all straight!! Bet its going to look good when you get the walls up!
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