And so it goes on....

I don't know how people project manage big builds. I really don't. All that we're having is a replacement bathroom but there seems to be an awful lot of coming and going and people not quite dovetailing with others. Par exemple, the painter came this morning to paint the walls. He sat in his van for 90 minutes while the plumber crashed about and drilled stuff, because the plumber got here 5 minutes before the decorator and was therefore able to lay claim to the territory,  and then the painter came and said he was going because there was no point in him hanging about - which is true - and he will come back tomorrow. Not on double time I fervently hope. We are not managing this ourselves, but leaving it to the joiner and given that probably everyone who is working on the project is also working on about five others simultaneously I suppose it's not surprising that things get a bit held up now and again. Me, I just wish it was over and done with.