Progress!
This past weekend, past 5 days really, were some of the most exhausting we've spent at the house yet. Finally though, we're seeing some progress!
The boys and I went up on Friday, so we'd be there for the parade of people that would be coming through. Our general contractors were there finishing up some trim work. The guy from the quarry came to do the template for the granite countertops. Directv came to install the satelite line. Our new neighbor from across the street came to talk to us about some stucco work he'd be doing for us.
Our ceilings, which were supposed to be painted, were still only freshly patched and textured. After a few calls back and forth from me to Mike to the contractor, we realized we had a discrepancy. He was sure the contract only said he'd get rid of the popcorn ceilings and do the re-texturing; and we were sure it said he'd completely finish them off, including the painting. Mike got out our copy of the contract after work, and the problem was solved in quick order: it DID say they'd do the painting as well. So they'll come back to do them, and cheerfully so, but not until later this week.
We spent the rest of the weekend painting and laying laminate flooring in all three bedrooms. It was a couple of very late nights (Mike was up till past 1:00 in the morning sawing flooring) but we got it all done. Now we'll at least have a safe haven in the midst of the ongoing work after we move in.
On Tuesday morning, we went to view our granite slab at the quarry, and set up the installation. We're now set for new tile next week, new carpeting on November 9th (which will complete all the flooring for the house), the counters the week of Thanksgiving, and the cabinets the following week. Hopefully between now and the end of November, we can finish up the bathrooms, the painting, and the little details, to turn this thing into a home in time for the holidays.
And for some pictures! I put in some "befores" of the bedrooms too, to see the transformation.
Create Your Own!
The boys and I went up on Friday, so we'd be there for the parade of people that would be coming through. Our general contractors were there finishing up some trim work. The guy from the quarry came to do the template for the granite countertops. Directv came to install the satelite line. Our new neighbor from across the street came to talk to us about some stucco work he'd be doing for us.
Our ceilings, which were supposed to be painted, were still only freshly patched and textured. After a few calls back and forth from me to Mike to the contractor, we realized we had a discrepancy. He was sure the contract only said he'd get rid of the popcorn ceilings and do the re-texturing; and we were sure it said he'd completely finish them off, including the painting. Mike got out our copy of the contract after work, and the problem was solved in quick order: it DID say they'd do the painting as well. So they'll come back to do them, and cheerfully so, but not until later this week.
We spent the rest of the weekend painting and laying laminate flooring in all three bedrooms. It was a couple of very late nights (Mike was up till past 1:00 in the morning sawing flooring) but we got it all done. Now we'll at least have a safe haven in the midst of the ongoing work after we move in.
On Tuesday morning, we went to view our granite slab at the quarry, and set up the installation. We're now set for new tile next week, new carpeting on November 9th (which will complete all the flooring for the house), the counters the week of Thanksgiving, and the cabinets the following week. Hopefully between now and the end of November, we can finish up the bathrooms, the painting, and the little details, to turn this thing into a home in time for the holidays.
And for some pictures! I put in some "befores" of the bedrooms too, to see the transformation.
Create Your Own!
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