So, today I thought we might make a bit of progress. Struggling as we are to get the project started, let alone finished. We have quotes for green roofing material, for a roof we can’t afford to build (at least based on the only quote we’ve got back, so far). Hell, we’ve got quotes for putting the membrane down ourselves. Then quote with us putting up the boards underneath the membrane…
I just located some companies who are suppliers of recycled aggregate, which could be mixed with compost and topsoil to create a green roof. None of this, frustratingly moves us forward, because we’re still at a grand total of one quote. We did, however, have a groundwork person come around and examine the work for his builder mate, so hopefully we should get a second quote through soon…
What’s truly frustrating today was that we had scheduled a visit from an architectural technician – and he came, and was lovely, honest, and informed us that he was the wrong sort of person for the job. What we apparently need is a structural engineer with CAD skills, because he can’t calculate the beam required to go in. This is more distressing because I’m working and then on nights. So while he helpfully offered to email us some recommendations, I have no idea when we might get to see them, and therefore when we can move forward with quoting. And the cost of it all means we need to know, because money’s a bit tight…
