Into week 2 and we have some good progress!

Here is how it looked when I moved in:

We (well, when I say we, I mean Darren from The Property Squad, with some hinderance help from me at times…) have removed the old counter, put up some walls and some cupboards, and installed sinks and plumbing (in the shop and the cellar), and sorted out various other bits and pieces. I spent yesterday painting the shop with my Dad (a roller or brush would have been easier – boom boom…) – Dulux ‘Snowman’ on the walls in case you were wondering (haven’t decided on the colour for the woodwork yet).

Some work in progress pictures (from before we painted):

The cellar has had a good clear out and clean up, and is looking much better now – it is actually going to be  a much more useful space than I had initially thought, which is good because space in the shop is going to be rather tight!

I collected the mahooosive oven from London on Sunday – by heck, it sure is heavy (and slightly bigger that the approximate dimensions I had been given…). Thanks to Darren, Dan and my Dad for helping! It needs a bit of TLC (my Mum couldn’t wait to stuck into giving it a good initial clean), but I’m sure that it will be looking lovely soon!

Insurance is sorted, phoneline and broadband are on order, and I have registered the shop as food premises with the council. The electricity is still proving to be a PITA though – I found out from EDF on Monday that it’s likely to be an extra 10 working days on top of what I was expecting, meaning a three-phase supply may not be available until the middle/end of November  😦

OK, time to buy some more things from the ever expanding shopping list – what fun!! 😉