After several years of back and forth and here and there, work on our building project in Cyprus is finally under way. (See previous posts). The Building Licence came through from the Larnaca Municipality (thanks to El Presidente's cousin), and after much chivvying the architect got three different quotes from builders and we've taken the plunge. We decided after all to employ Uncle Hambis' friend who we met on our last visit. He's been dead keen to get the job, phoning the architect and El Presidente at frequent intervals, and eventually cutting his price. So now it's down to the architect to supervise the work in our absence and to authorise the staged payments - this is where he earns his percentage.
The architect reported to us in the first week that he thought the builder might be cutting corners so El Presidente phoned the builder and gently reminded him that we were counting on him, but she also phoned her mother, who phoned Uncle Hambis, who told the builder to watch it or else his sister would be on the blower non-stop and life might get tiresome. We will be making a short visit to Cyprus next month to choose the tiles and bathroom suite etc so we'll see what we shall see. Being optimistic, the work should be finished by the end of May.
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