Pholi from memory it was about a fortnight. I have taken to wearing a liner when im nervous about af arriving at a bad time. And your date with receipts sounds full on. Hoping you are pleasantly surprised with the outcome.

Good luck tubbypuff with the painting. We did pir house about 5 yrs ago. Lots of poorly painted bits that we always said we would go back and do. Sadly we haven't. Got to get it right the first time I think. Choosing colours can be fun though.