Meeting with James MacQueen and Jon Howarth

November 21, 2005

On November 17th we flew to Edinburgh for a short visit to Skye. On the agenda was a meeting with Jon Howarth and James MacQueen. We had not yet met with James since the outcome of the tender, so we asked Jon to arrange a meeting with him to discuss the project details.We had the 09:00 flight from Schiphol to Edinburgh. Upon arrival we picked up our Megane Scenic at Avis and after a smooth drive we arrived at Dunvegan at about 14:30, all in all a four hour drive which is excellent.

Our meeting with Jon on the next day was to discuss all remaining questions we had regarding the work to be performed by James.

The meeting with James was at 15:00 in a house he had built earlier (click the picture on the left), located in Borneskitaig. Upon arrival James gave us a “tour de maison” to give us an impression of his workmanship.

The meeting proceeded in a very relaxed atmosphere. We discussed the items prepared during the meeting we had with Jon, amongst which were:

  1. types of slate to be used on the roof
  2. changing the heating system from a gas based system to an oil based system
  3. some landscaping activities to be performed by ourselves in due time

We wrapped up the meeting by discussing the time frame for the build. Giving his current activities, James is aiming at May 2006. The first step will be digging the trenches for the foundations. Kit erection is planned for June 2006.At about 16:30 we left Borneskitaig and returned to Dunvegan.

Posted by roger | Filed Under Build, House Project 

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