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I felt exactly the same… our builder WAS a friend & he had said the extension would take 3 months (he was only doing to 2nd fix).. i thought he was being optimistic so in my head, i thought 6 months would do it.. 5 months in, we were nowhere near completion & i suffered some of the worst anxiety & panic attacks i ever had & the builder always had an excuse to start late, leave early & it was just a mess… 1 yr later he hadn’t finished & refused to come back as i was holding him accountable for the things he wasn’t doing..
He would try & play me & my husband off against each other & my mental health definitely suffered..
13 months in i told him not to come back & we were able to complete the outstanding bits.. looking back now – we have some fond memories of the build & enjoyed doing the finishing touches & it is all worth it..
Its hard & you’ll hate it but when the good bits come- it’ll take away some of the bad xx