Builderinos

The architect sent us the detailed drawings on Thursday evening so, although we still don't have final approval from t'Council, enquiries of builders have begun. Uncle Hambis rents one of his properties (located behind our house) to a chap called Marinos Kostantinou who, besides being an old mate of Hambis, is a builder so Uncle Hambis made the introductions and Mr Kostantinou is working out an estimate for us.  He's concerned about the drains though - apparently the existing drains go the wrong way, to the sewer behind the house when they should go to the front. Drains is one of his specialities, apparently. We're meeting up with cousin Spyros tomorrow and he's going to get an estimate from his daughter's father-in-law. Meanwhile the architect will be getting another two estimates, so we'll see what we shall see. And just to cheer us up, we've had to pay another €150 for an 'Energy Efficiency' study of the plans; this is a requirement for all new building these days, although I fail to see what good it does anybody as the energy efficiency requirements are there in the building regulations that you have to comply with anyway. Ho Hum.