Renovation (Week 28)
Today was a busy day. I think that it was the first day that people could go into the house after the floors were redone. I got there at 8am and the electricians were already at work finishing the trim out. Then a lady from one of the Blinds companies arrived to measure our windows. She noticed the far window in the front bedroom and immediately knew that it had used to be in the entryway. She said that she renovated a house on 4th Ave in Queen Anne that had almost exactly the same configuration.
Then the cable guy arrived to install the cable internet service. It took a lot longer than expected because he decided to replace the coaxial cable coming into the house. I wonder if that's something that would actually improve my internet connectivity or is something that allowed him to charge more to Comcast. Anyways, after an hour or so I finally had internet access at home. Now I can move in!
Right after the cable guy arrived the architect arrived for the "punch list". I guess that just means "finally review" but architects like to use fancy words. There really wasn't much to complain about. The contractor had already tagged some locations on the walls where he wanted the painters to fix a problem. He used small pieces of blue duct tape which I really really wanted to take off. I guess that was my OCD kicking in. The architect found a few issues with the places where the different pieces of wood at the bar connected. There were also some weird spots where the trim met the cabinets that need to be dealt with. The trim line on one of the cabinet sides was bored out of cherry laminated plywood instead of a solid piece of cherry so you can see the plywood part if you get on your hands and knees and look. The contractor didn't have enough nickel screws so he used brass screws in the floor electrical plates. This is the level of detail that we are at right now. Obviously, there's not much more to do.
In fact, our moving date is Saturday October 20th, so it's just a tad over a week away.
Then the cable guy arrived to install the cable internet service. It took a lot longer than expected because he decided to replace the coaxial cable coming into the house. I wonder if that's something that would actually improve my internet connectivity or is something that allowed him to charge more to Comcast. Anyways, after an hour or so I finally had internet access at home. Now I can move in!
Right after the cable guy arrived the architect arrived for the "punch list". I guess that just means "finally review" but architects like to use fancy words. There really wasn't much to complain about. The contractor had already tagged some locations on the walls where he wanted the painters to fix a problem. He used small pieces of blue duct tape which I really really wanted to take off. I guess that was my OCD kicking in. The architect found a few issues with the places where the different pieces of wood at the bar connected. There were also some weird spots where the trim met the cabinets that need to be dealt with. The trim line on one of the cabinet sides was bored out of cherry laminated plywood instead of a solid piece of cherry so you can see the plywood part if you get on your hands and knees and look. The contractor didn't have enough nickel screws so he used brass screws in the floor electrical plates. This is the level of detail that we are at right now. Obviously, there's not much more to do.
In fact, our moving date is Saturday October 20th, so it's just a tad over a week away.
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