Day 58-62 (December 16-21)

We have made great strides in the last week.  The new project manager is really driving the problem.  He is the same manager that we had for two earlier renovations so there has been no need to figure out our relationship.  He knows what is expected and is moving out smartly--this is really a breath of fresh air and it is greatly appreciated

The bathroom is now completed with the exception of the shower enclosure which is due to be installed next Friday.

The floor in the living room is complete and furniture has been moved back in.  This is not the final arrangement.  That will not be in place until the extension is completed and furniture is moved into there.

The master bedroom has been put back together and the master closet has been reoccupied.  We have full use of our master bath again (yea!).  The barn doors that lead to the extension from the master bedroom are in place.  All that is left is to paint the doors and the valance.

The tiling is down in the extension but it still needs to be grouted.  The first coat of paint is on the walls.  Painting continues tomorrow.  It is the only game in town until after Christmas.  We are very pleased with the way that the stone wainscoting came out.

Starbucks has found that he can get to places in the house via new routes.  He quite likes the idea of completing the new spaces, but he will miss the contractors.  He has become quite friendly with them and looks forward to their arrival in the morning.

The door to the AV room is in place, but there is nothing behind the door yet.  The air handler, the AV equipment, and the circuit breaker box are still required.  After the holiday and painting we will be into finish electrical.  More of the A/C system will also be put in place.  However, the A/C system will not complete until after the stucco which will finish after the first of the year.  This actually turned out to be beneficial.  Because this will not be an air conditioned space on the first of the year, my property taxes will not reflect the addition until 2015.

The lath for the stucco is in place.  We have seen the sample match for our existing stucco, and it looks pretty good.

We expected the deck to complete late last week, but it has been pushed to next week.  It is not critical path yet, so I am not overly concerned.

As I said at the beginning, the change in project manager has put the project into high gear.  The excuses have died off and the deconflicting of the subcontractors has taken a more aggressive tone.  We are very happy to see this amount of progress.

The new security system is scheduled for install on 3 January.  That will leave blinds and the AV system.  The AV system installers want the blinds in place before they do their thing so that the TV can be adjusted to the room properly.