Painting & Electric - Day 115

After a few lengthy and somewhat heated discussions about painting and paint type with our painter this morning, I think we have everything ready to go for paint on the doors and walls today!

The electricians are coming back to work today and hopefully things will be moving along!

Update: The paint guy "stood by his word" and made things right after a rough start this morning. I don't feel comfortable posting details, but suffice it to say it looks amazing. 

Fireplace wall: Glidden dusty Miller (matched by Sherwin Williams)

TV Wall: sherwin Williams Perfect Greige

Dusty Miller and Maple Valley Chiffon cabinets. The paint here looks different than it does in real life. 

Perfect greige

Perfect greige

Perfect greige

Sunroom: Dusty Miller

Our Great Room / sunroom colors 

from the dining room with minimal light

The painters will be working today and said they still need to come back Monday. We are supposed to get 8-12 inches of snow Sunday and have crazy temperatures, so hopefully we don't get too backed up. Hard floors are supposed to be installed next week. 

The electricians must not be coming back until next week. 

Things are looking good. :) 

Traffic Jam and Snow Storms - Day 114

The electricians showed up bright and early to start the final electric only to discover...... Painting wasn't finished!

As we were talking, the painter called the electrician and told him not to finish or hang anything because they weren't don't painting yet. 

After our electrician got off of the phone, he said it looked like he will have to reschedule yet again for next week (3rd time now) to do final electric BUT they would work on the basement and possibly the exterior lights today. He said it was our project manager's fault, but I told him about the painters... Oh well. It is what it is.

The stone mason came back to fix the fireplace hearth that came apart. I don't think I mentioned that before. 

The painters are supposed to be here today to do the trim.  

Progress. 

Update: today, our fireplace hearth was fixed and the grout was cleaned up, our propane tank was picked up, some of our electric was finished in the basement, a few fixtures installed on the outside, and the trim was painted antique white. We really like the color of the trim! 

The painter will be back tomorrow to do walls and at least prime doors if not bust out our paint for them. They would like to be done by Saturday. 

We Can't wait for this to all come together! Hard floors next week, carpet the following, and then it's move time! 

Nothing - Day 113

We wouldn't have expected anyone to be here today if they didn't promise it. Twice.

We made a list of all of the things that need fixed today and it is growing. 

Painters, Heat Pump, & Applicances - Day 108

The painters worked all day today sanding the nail holes our carpenter crew created. We weren't impressed with the carpenters attention to detail or with the amount of nail holes they created, and neither were the painters. They said our house was one of the worst they had seen and it caused them a lot of extra time & effort. Our little guys made them some cookies and drew them a card since they were home playing with their Christmas goodies.

We talked with our site foreman and our new anticipated date to close is January 17th. We knew this was coming.
Monday, 12/30 - Painters will be painting trim. Foreman will be stopping by to make sure things are running smoothly.

• Tuesday, 12/31 - Painters are painting walls
• Wednesdsay 1/1 - Happy 2014!
• Thursday 1/2 - ?
• Friday 1/3 - Electricians will be here working on final electric
• Tuesday 1/7 - Hard Floors
• Wednesday 1/8 - Hard Floors
• Thursday 1/9 - Plumbers
• Friday 1/10 - Plumbers
• Monday 1/13 - Carpet
• Tuesday 1/14 - Carpet
• Friday 1/17 - Tentative Closing