a waiting game

True life confession is that the football club I support - the Toon - never win anything. You follow your club because you do. It isn't a rational choice which football team you support unless you're a wannabe or Manure glory hunter. (there are genuine Man Utd fans too you know)  I was  born in Morpeth. Now self building is equally a futile process as you are constantly knocked back by events. We still have no JCB and no tractor. Are we downhearted ? NO... because we are not ready to concrete anyway being still placing DPMs and underfloor insulation - not superinsulation but still 25% over Regs requirements. We are slow and meticulous and seal every gap with expanding foam. It is the happ'orth of tar argument. £6 of foam seals gaps in several £100s of slab insulation. Even if we spend £100 on expanding foam it will payback within 2-3yrs and no-one will ever lift 150mm of reinforced concrete to seal the gaps so we only have this one chance. We are slow builders yes, but we are working to a standard and it is ours, not one set by Building Control. We've done the small roundhouse and the sunspace so only 115 square metres to go..