Number crunching

We've just [successfully] trimmed 40% off the estimates, so that we can do phase 1b at the house.

OK, so we're not going to have the bathroom (and a couple of walls), but we should end up with a habitable space...

Even if we can't use it in the winter!

[The external insulation to the side wall is one of the economies.]

We'll try & see how cold it is during January, and maybe we can sleep there - I don't mind a cold bedroom as long as I can bathe in the warm & have somewhere warm to be during the evening.