Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Almost There...

Almost finished!
We had our walk through today with the building supervisor and the owner of the building company. There was still quite a bit of work going on in the house but it was paint touch up and final wood trim staining. The darling port-a-potty will be removed tomorrow morning.

I did have a panic attack when the painter removed the French doors leading to the patio and painted them. I thought they were supposed to be stained. The painter was so apologetic but the supervisor, building company owner and I kept telling him that it wasn't his fault. As it turned out, the door is fiberglass, so it needs to be painted and not stained. Needless to say, we were all very relieved.

We also had a problem with the closets in two of the bedrooms, but I'll explain that once they are installed and I can show you a picture. Final inspection is tomorrow with the hand over on Thursday. We can start moving boxes in right away, which will be a help, as we need to be out of the apartment in a week.

I've mentioned before that we had some real problems with the cabinets, and I'll explain in more detail once everything is finished. This is supposed to happen tomorrow. I'll be on site for a good part of the day, to see that it all gets done. Oh, and I didn't even mention the shower doors. The two extra bathrooms are supposed to have oil rubbed bronze frames, but the downstairs bathroom door came with a stainless steel frame. So that has to be replaced. The frameless shower door for the master showed up damaged, so that has to be replaced as well. This is all supposed to happen tomorrow. An awful lot is supposed to happen tomorrow.

The cleaning crew has been working for three days and there is still a film of dust everywhere. I've already brought over cleaning sprays and microfiber cloths so I can wipe everything down myself.

One of the ladies in my tatting group said she has built two houses and that it was two too many. I believe her.

5 comments:

  1. On the other hand - you should, in the end, have the house you want!

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  2. You will be so happy to be in your house, I'm sure!

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  3. It's going to look great! I'm so looking forward to seeing the photos when it's all done.

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  4. Don't say that! I still would love to build my own house some day.

    But yes, I'm sure you will be glad to see the port a potty go! I hope most everything did in fact happen on schedule. Just keep thinking how nice it will be to settle in. Good luck!

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  5. Un grande lavoro per una grande soddisfazione. Ti auguro tanta gioia e tanta salute per vivere 100 anni ancora in questo bellissimo nido. Un abbraccio
    Emi

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