The solar eclipse coincided with our final weekday before the builders start on Monday.

This morning we loaded up my G-Wagon with rubble and curtains and headed off for another trip to the tip. Then we moved some tools to our garden shed.

Since we moved out 6 weeks ago we have removed the Kitchen, including the Aga, the built-in wardrobes and some floor coverings. Most of the plumbing has also been removed. Outside the house we have removed two flower beds to allow for somewhere for the builders to store materials and build a site-office.

Happily very little now remains to do - a couple of curtains to take down and some material to take to the tip.