So we can’t move into the house on the bog yet, and it’s not clear how much it’ll cost to fully sort it out. If the bare minimum got done before the end of September, we’d have a sound roof, new electrical wiring and new plumbing. Not knowing how much this would cost yet, we’ve decided to put things on hold while we work out exactly how we want it, rather than having a rush job that might entail paying for stuff we want/need to change later. We’ve found somewhere we’d like to rent for 6 months that offers similarly desolate tranquil surroundings, but with no damp, working central heating and all that sort of thing. It even has running water.