Deadlines are definitely a moving target in Morocco. If you can run fast enough to catch hold of its tail to rein it in, you are doing well. When I asked a tradesman this week, ‘which day will you be finished?’, his helpful answer was that, ‘in Morocco, one, two, or four days late is not a problem’. And that is on a good day.
We have a deadline to finish the first L’Amandier Villa. The good news is that I think we have hold of its tail. Just about. With the finishing of the first villa, there was always going to be hold-ups and it was going to prove a learning curve for most of us. Interpreting the UK plans and replicating them in Moroccan reality has thrown up a couple of issues, which have been reviewed and resolved. This takes time; especially if you are not prepared to compromise on quality. But we are almost there.
I seem to have spent most of the week on site trying to keep up with progress, which is flying at quite a rate now.
Most of the tadelakt is finished…
The living room and kitchen floors are down…
The kitchen is being installed…
The sanitaryware and marble is being installed…
The iron doors are being painted and the glass fitted…
The exterior plaster colour is being applied…
The interior wooden doors have been delivered ready to be hung and stained black…
I’m sure I have detected a few more grey hairs appearing, but we’ll put those down to increasing experience and wisdom….right?
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