Finally the rain has let up for a day this weekend which allowed us to undertake a timely visit with the client to the mill, to look at progress, and quality, and to look at a move in date, which we are hopeful is likely to be around the 7/8th November.

Personally I am delighted with many of the finished details at the mill, which is full of interesting shapes, colours, textures and patterns, some of which I have taken a few pictures of at today's visit. I am most pleased with the silver grey we have chosen for the windows, doors, guttering, external light fittings and downpipes. It was a bit of a leap of faith by the client, but one that has paid off very well. The stonework of the original building is such a beautiful array of colours it needed very little in terms of other colours introduced to the exterior, and with the warmth of the cladding, the cooler silver grey (RAL 9023) has complimented the granite well.

Internally, we are almost complete. the oak flooring has been laid, all the bathrooms tiled, and most of the kitchen installed. The kitchen worktops were templated this weekend, and should be installed in just under a fortnight, at which point we can get the client ready to move in. The glass balustrades are in production for the staircase, and the special order red quartz bathroom floor tiles are on their way from Italy, so I am hopeful that within the fortnight, we will have all the remaining items delivered, and the project will be complete.

I find the angles and shapes made as you move around the building very pleasing. With their deep reveals, the windows give each room distinct clipped views of the world outside, and again, due to the way the exterior is being landscaped, these are full of interesting shapes, colours and textures.

Most of the lighting is operational now, and now that the floor is down in the lounge, the wood burning stove can be installed, which should happen later this week.

With the deluge of rain in the past week, the mill lade water flow has increased significantly, so much so that even though the wheel is unbalanced by only having three of the 12 bucket segments clad with Thermowood, it has been going round fairly constantly, which has been very pleasing to see. Matt intends to return next weekend to finish the cladding, and balance the wheel, plus fit a manual lock on it, so it can be stopped if needs be. The needle bearings are working so well, I am actually slightly concerned that we may need to do something to slow it down a bit when the water flow is very high - something none of believed would be an issue considering the weight of the wheel - it just goes to show the power of water! The wheel was a bit of an experiment by the construction team, as there are no local companies making them anymore, and despite one of two minor snags to be remedies, it works!