Day 14 - Feb 5th

Thank you to all who prayed for the site meeting - it went well, and the fact that it happened at all given the weather was a positive thing. The long and the short of it is that there is a way forward and they are getting on with lifting up the floorboards. Carefully, as they all have to go back down again in the same order as they came up.

The pulpit is causing some concern and it will have to be completely removed, to be safely reinstalled. Quite how that happens is a matter for some conjecture but rest assured cameras will be there. If the builders are to be believed its something of a surprise that the pulpit has survived this long with out crashing in through the floor. I;m sure they are right but its all put in a sort of secret builder code thats hard to understand. It looks like our victorian builders perhaps had to rush off and build a new poorhouse or somesuch (nothing like going for the cliches) and somewhat bodged the fixing in of the pulpit.

Anyhow, there is still much work to be done on the heating system but today gave a great opportunity to talk it over and check measurements etc and there is a new impetus to the work. The prayer now is that the heating system catches up with the floor coming off and momentum can be maintained. The asbestos thing has cost us 3 days thus far and will do so again but the time might yet be made up.

The other item happening today was some repairs to the glazing. This was referenced in an earlier post and we were awaiting a quote for the work. It was with some surprise that we saw the glaziers hard at it today - no quote had been received. there had been some miscommmunication at some level to the builders and you could see the big boss pale as he realised what was going on - his pale skin was nicely reflected by his fluorescent jacket. However, alls well that ends well, the glaziers, it turned out, were working to an instruction that limited their work to the amount set out in the tender so all was well and we were able to reconsider again what should be done.

The day ended with the electricicans still working away up in the roof space.