Simon, you have made some very valid points here. I too have not been without probs, but until now this is associated purely with poor communication. When I go out there, I will deal with problems as and when they occur. I am not expecting it to be a smooth run, but deal with same I shall. I hope that by addressing some of the problems mentioned, some of the tensions will be eased. You mentioned the pool Simon, I dont justifiably think that it will be at its best until after ALL the building works in the immediate vicinity are concluded, 'after the dust has settled', so to speak. Personally, I intend to find and pay one of the workmen on site to carry out a few small jobs, for me (shelves etc). I will not mind at all paying for tidying up jobs myself, as it will cost virtually next to nothing, and get it done quicker. I certainly dont intend going in to this looking on the downside