“May you live in interesting times” is an old curse, and I think we can all agree we’re doing that in spades. As I type, the country and most of the rest of the world has gone into lockdown due to Covid-19. Just about every aspect of normal life is being rewritten and things are unlikely to be the same again.
It makes writing this piece seem rather insignificant by comparison and no one can say with any certainty what sort of state we are going to be in when this is over. People will be worrying for their jobs, particularly those running or working for small businesses, and with that comes concerns for future home building projects. The good news is that the government has advised that construction work can carry on if social distancing and other health and safety rules are followed.
Most large sites have been closed, but smaller sites, such as self builds, are proving easier to manage under the new restrictions and work is continuing, albeit more slowly.