As well as the rooflights being installed today, the other windows were also installed. Huddersfield Joinery who produced the windows for the renovated part of the property, have also supplied the windows for the extension. There are around 9 new hardwood windows (painted the same green as before) and 2 large custom-built oak windows.
The green hardwood windows went in today. The oak windows will go in tomorrow.
There has been a minor blimp with two of the windows. Both of them in the kitchen. There is a large window that is too big – the architect revised the window schedule and no one told Huddersfield Joinery. I assumed that the architect had sent the revised drawings and the architects had assumed that I had sent them. When you project manage your own build, you need to be very careful over roles and responsibilities. This is a great example of what can go wrong.
The other window was also too large. This time the ashlar schedule didn’t match the window schedule. The stone surround was specified as 600 x 600, but the window was specified as 600 x 650. We should have double checked that the two matched, but unfortunately this didn’t happen. When there are over 40 windows, each with their own stone surround, that is a lot of checking.
The bottom line is that these two windows are going to have to be remade. And at our cost.