The Mad Dash
May/16/08 08:58 AM
You may have noticed a flurry of blog activity from us lately, well... It’s crunch time. We rented out our other bungalow, and the tenant moves in on June 1st (actually they just asked to move in on May 28th). So now we have a checklist to fill before then, or rather before we can even move in. If we don’t get it all done and pass the final inspection, then we will be living in a tent in our yard with our furniture under tarps. Here are the major things we have to do before then.
- Install hardwood floors
- Install outlets and temporary fixtures
- Install bathroom tile
- Hang doors
- Install all plumbing fixtures
- Install kitchen cabinets
- Paint
- Put in handrail
- Install stair treads and risers
- Deliver and Move in appliances
- Pass final inspection (Scares the crap out of me)
And after all that we have to move, which I hear is the most stressful thing next to death. So I can safely say we are feeling the pressure.
The good news is that I think it can all be done by Wednesday of next week! Ok I know that sounds like crazy-talk, but really we DO have a plan.
Here goes:
I have a guy installing the hardwoods on Saturday and his crew has also agreed to hang the doors as well (staining will come later). I’m installing the bathroom tile on Saturday. My brother-in-law (the plumber) and his wife are coming in on Sunday to stay the week (hooray for slave labor). Kristin has been painting like a madwoman. The treads and risers will hopefully be done the first of next week. And here is the hard part... While our cabinet guy may be the best, our concern for meeting deadlines has caused me to do something I have not done so far in this project... BEG. I called Doug and begged and pleaded with him to have at least the sink side of our cabinets done so we can have the plumbing installed. He tentatively agreed to have it late next week. We’ll see.
Basically we have the stuff to accomplish it all, except for the tile which I’m going to go pick up today.
Wish us luck...