Friday, September 02, 2005
One day left
It's been a hectic week trying to finish off the gite ready for our first paying guests on Sunday. I thought they were arriving on Saturday, but fortunately we've got an extra day!
The downstairs disabled bathroom is finally finished. Ian, myself and Caroline have been tiling, grouting, painting, etc. furiously to complete the room. I'm really pleased with the walk in shower, I just wish I had one myself. Hopefully having the wheelchair/disabled access should help with out of season business for the gite.
One bug bear is that almost without exception the fittings supplied by the manufacturers for things like toilet roll holders, shower curtains, coat hooks, etc. are woefully inadequate. I usually throw away the tiny screws and plugs they supply and go and find something about twice the size.
An unexpected and pleasant surprise was the arrival this morning of three window barriers. We asked the local firm that fitted our stairs to give us a quote to make, supply and fit three window barriers for the upstairs windows. It being August at the time, and the whole of France on holiday, we didn't hold out much hope for them to arrive on time. However by lunchtime three new garde corps installed and looking splendid. A coat of finish needed, but a necessary safety addition and one more job ticked off the list.
It seems to happen quite regularly that French firms and businesses just seem to come up trumps and pull everything together at the last minute. It's happened on many occasions with this project, the roofer, the gas fitter, the electrician, ... nothing happens for months, then a quick phone call and they arrive the next day and sort it all out. It's just something you have to get used to and not get stressed out about. It turns out OK in the end.
brittany gites
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7:22:05 PM 
One day left
