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goddessfarmer) wrote2018-04-22 08:19 pm
goddessfarmer) wrote2018-04-22 08:19 pm
Progress report (5)
In the nothing is ever done department......
The office is done and we are in it, except for 2 light fixtures which are being tricky.
The first floor bathroom is done except for the mirrors.
The front hall and new first floor bedroom are ready for paint - except that the closet for the bedroom needs a floor (seriously, there are down-going stairs there now, those are going away) and the front hall needs it's built-in bookcases.
The painter is coming in the next day or two to paint those and the front stairs, after which the front stairs will get re-carpeted.
The porch is a work in progress.
The final landscaping is nearing completion.
There is some brick work left.
The basement needs the east stairs removed and walls over the insulation.
Then there is a bathroom to renovate, and another bedroom to finish, including building it's closet.
I am very pleased with my GC - even more so because he is my brother. Yes, I'd recommend him, especially for jobs requiring artistry. He takes his time and gets it right.
I am also very pleased with my excavation/masonry guy. He's at least second generation in the family business and despite being fairly young is doing well at the business side of the business, as well as at the "doing the jobs right" side. Having said that, his workmanship is superb, and he operates and maintains his equipment like he loves it. I'm quite happy that he's working out so well, since my previous excavation contractor (who has retired) was exceptionally good.
The office is done and we are in it, except for 2 light fixtures which are being tricky.
The first floor bathroom is done except for the mirrors.
The front hall and new first floor bedroom are ready for paint - except that the closet for the bedroom needs a floor (seriously, there are down-going stairs there now, those are going away) and the front hall needs it's built-in bookcases.
The painter is coming in the next day or two to paint those and the front stairs, after which the front stairs will get re-carpeted.
The porch is a work in progress.
The final landscaping is nearing completion.
There is some brick work left.
The basement needs the east stairs removed and walls over the insulation.
Then there is a bathroom to renovate, and another bedroom to finish, including building it's closet.
I am very pleased with my GC - even more so because he is my brother. Yes, I'd recommend him, especially for jobs requiring artistry. He takes his time and gets it right.
I am also very pleased with my excavation/masonry guy. He's at least second generation in the family business and despite being fairly young is doing well at the business side of the business, as well as at the "doing the jobs right" side. Having said that, his workmanship is superb, and he operates and maintains his equipment like he loves it. I'm quite happy that he's working out so well, since my previous excavation contractor (who has retired) was exceptionally good.