You may have noticed that I’ve not had an update since the 13th. Perhaps I forgot? Perhaps I was so engrossed in enjoying my new living space that I’ haven’t kept this project log up to date? Maybe it’s because nothing has happened? I’ll let you, the astute reader, decide.
Based on a 5 week lead time (which we covered in a previous installation as being a total shock) we should have had doors delivered on the 15th. They were scheduled then on the 19th or 20th. Finally they are setup for delivery today on the 23rd…but wait…turns out they are all completely too small and won’t fit. Some how they were made, cased, pre-hung, and finished without anyone noticing! Solution – get some filler doors in so that the project can proceed and then figure out how to make adjustments to them once they arrive in another 4 weeks (but based on past performance I’m hoping to have them in place prior to Christmas carols being played on the radio again).
Please notice the lack of pictures I have provided as there are no freakn’ doors.
So the bit of good news is that the cabinets came in as scheduled. They were delivered with the rest of the trim today. The one we’ve seen appears to be the color and style we wanted.
Upon checking out the rest of the materials it’s discovered that the fluted boards to cover our columns are a full 8 feet long. That’s right the columns under the bulkhead as the columns encase poles which hold up the beam holding up our house. Solution – get new boards made ETA TBD.
Next is time for the trim work to begin. Kinda funny that there are about a dozen 4x8 sheets of oak sitting in my garage. Sure there are a few built ins but what? Thankfully Jodi discovered the scheme to cover the entire inside of the theater area in wood and columns. Sorry, I dig that grey color and am not that into wood for my potentially some day home theater (maybe).
So the trim carpenter does get a few hours of work in. I’m no rocket scientist but it does appear that the stair stringer and stair light (both speced to be identical to the ones for the stairs leading to the second level) have a significant amount of interference.
Yea home improvement projects….and I’m thinking of drilling a hole through the exterior of my home tomorrow for install a faucet.
One more fun picture. We decided to start an ant colony in our garage.
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