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Concrete looks tough but it’s actually full of tiny holes. Spills soak right in. Hydraulic oil from machinery, concrete dust, paint drops. Once it’s in there it’s not coming out with a hose. Council wants the whole site cleaned up for final inspection. They mean properly cleaned, not just swept. Sometimes they knock back handovers

Anyone who’s ever attempted a home renovation soon discovers it’s remarkably similar to conducting an orchestra, except half the musicians speak different languages, the other half turn up at the wrong time, and someone’s always drilling through something they shouldn’t have touched. The thing about extending or renovating a house is that everything connects to