Dealing with the above at what was fairly short notice, when I have my diary planned made me a little bit late for my principal job for today, an inspection of a 1930’s mid terraced house in Hengrove. It had been occupied by an elderly person who had clearly lived in the dwelling for a very long time, but, structurally it was sound. It was what I describe as a ‘wysiwyg’ (pronounced wizziwig) house – What You See Is What You Get – A typically built house of the period, as noted structurally sound, but in need of modernisation and improvement. The almost ‘gas geyser’ hot water heater will have to be replaced with a condensing combination boiler etc etc, but all in all not a bad house – well done Client   more »

At last I have been able to get on to the roof of this converted hotel that Jobsworth did not want me on the other day! All was fine; it was very windy, but both he (I had to be accompanied of course, so he could see how I fell off the roof, if I fell off the roof, but as I am writing this…) and I were perfectly OK. It was funny to see the plasters’ working off three plastic milk bottle crates piled one on top of each other off the scaffolding over the stairwell, which I naturally pointed out to him, and then used my own ladders off the said scaffolding to get to the roof and complete my work! Hey Ho! Good old Jobsworth…   more »