This is where we will build the addition to the Red House. This photograph was taken before the weeds took over.

We met with the engineer a few months ago

Well actually, we met with them all. The engineer, The builder, and The Architect!
We said you must be freaking kidding!!

IT was obvious that our build was stupidly over budget. So stupid that we didn’t know what to do.

We included a Quantity Surveyor in the meeting.
There was no point in him determining our costs because we were undeniably sunk and we refused to pay $5000 for somebody to confirm that.

The QS was there to bring reality to the discussion.

Our plea was to bring the design back to at least almost affordable.

After the meeting the first thing the engineer and architect did was to send us an invoice. CRAP!

That wasn’t the solution we were looking for.

From depressed we went into denial.
We walked away from it.

And then Jo decided to change her career, re-educate, and get a new haircut.