Three ring circus
Last night we got the callback from the flooring folks around 8 p.m. confirming that they would be here today. Good news.
Except for that whole "have to move the entire downstairs into the upstairs or out", thing. So basically we moved. Fortunately D and I have done a lot of moving and are pretty good at it. The downstairs is nekkid now and every doorway, heater vent, and return is covered in plastic sheeting. Oh and the animals are quarantined upstairs. We'll put them in the attic when they start working with the stains and stuff. Oh and did I mention that there's probably lead paint on the floors? Uh huh, special.
We still have the siding guys here. They have a box truck and about three personal vehicles in the yard/driveway. The house vibrates from the impact of hammers and occasionally there is a strange face in the window. It's really starting to feel like that movie "The Money Pit" here, what with various contractors all over.
The kitchen is still in process, Mark is the main guy working on it. He comes walks in the door in the morning, yells "Good Morning!" up the stairs and starts work around 8 a.m. It'll be weird when he doesn't do that, it's been at least three weeks (non consecutive). Today also, the appliances are being delivered, which means that I've been making sure the vehicles are juggled in our muddysnowyicy driveway so that everyone can get in. The countertop scribe guys just got here, and the electrician just got here and is doing his thing.
Wow. This'll be fun. Send in the clowns!
posted by Laura | 10:24 AM
2 Comments:
Wow...sounds like a mess!
Sometimes I wish we had hired someone to do the various projects around here. Then, things would actually be DONE. I'm still waiting for the final pieces of the floor to go in (the trim and door ways), floors in both the bathroom and kitchen, painting in the bathroom (hard to reach those ten-foot ceilings on old and uneven floors, and standing in the tub!), and for someone to deal with the torn, wall-papered ceiling in the kitchen!
Might cost more, but then I wouldn't be so frustrated by it all...
Laura, I can't even begin to tell you how envious I am of all the do-it-yourself, and not so do-it-yourself stuff you've got going on. Not to mention the sanity you've maintained while doing so. I don't know how you keep it all straight!
I'm looking at being in a similar situation here soon, between the a/c, the stucco, the painting, replacing the carpet in the bedroom, etc. I'm going to have an army of folks parading in and out. The process may suck, and it may be a lot slower sometimes than we'd like it to be, but in the end, doesn't it feel good?
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