I was filled with foreboding on the first day, when they said they would stop by to plan things out and then never showed up--I'm still overly sensitive after what we went through last autumn. (See posts: Waiting and worrying, Waiting for G.C. and Screwed)
Happily, though, they showed up the next day to do the planning and then started work the following day, when they pulled up floorboards and started laying the pipes that will eventually carry gas and hot water (once we get the new boiler installed). We had to clear everything out of the living room and move the "table" back for them to do their work.
At least we get to cope with the disruption in stages: they are coming back over the course of several days next week to finish...
