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Thanks, I consider that a compliment. Being a graduate mechanical design engineer who is now an IT consultant, that is effectively qualifying as a fully paid-up nerd, twice over. When matched with zero inter-personal skills, it's no wonder that my wife calls me Billie-No-Mates ( on a good...

2009 -Switzerland, working after the 2008 crash so we pay the mortgage and save up for the house extension 2010-2012 - working back in the UK, saving up for the house extension and teaching the architect how to measure and draw 2012-2013 - going to work to pay for building work and get warm as...

We only spent over 150K and the first builder ran off with 30K of our money after the architect did not properly oversee some of the work and cleared off abroad at a time when two stage payments to a schedule were made. When I work, I get paid a professional working day rate and get sign off...

Don't give, or offer tradesmen anything. It is, essentially, a sign of weakness. They are being paid for the job ( no doubt, very well) and should provide all they need themselves. On building jobs that have stage payments, there is probably sufficient financial latitude for the builders to...