Another week, another $10,000

Either the boss has read this blog or he was just feeling guilty, but he has been paying extra attention all last week. The stucco guys have come and gone and the house is now a beautiful pale green.



The bathroom floor tiles are all laid over the special nu-heat wiring in the floor, and are being sealed as we speak (or, as I write).





The custom 3-mirror medicine cabinet has been installed, and the light fixture. Here's the electrician putting the finishing touch on the switch for the vanity light over the mirrors.




We bought all the outside sconces and an entry hall fixture (ka-ching!). Here's the front entry hall light. It really looks cool in the evening, on a dimmer.




The pocket doors in the bathroom and the closet will be hung today (we hope, barring any unforeseen problems - like the hose bib that the stucco guys broke off last week in the middle of their job, halting the whole process until the plumber could be pulled off his other job to fix the water gushing out everywhere!). Here are the double pocket doors leading to the shower.

Oh, and have I mentioned the flooring snafu? When we first began the project, we gave a sample of our present flooring to the flooring company the boss suggested we go through (because he has a good relationship with the head salesman). They came to the house (twice) to look at the floor, took the sample, and said let us know when you need it. So, we did - and, lo and behold - "They don't make that kind of floor any more" and, "Steve is on extended leave" and "Here's one the same kind" - only it's different - has little grooves between each plank. Our present floor doesn't - it's all one smooth surface. And, worst of all, they don't seem to care. So, the boss is scrambling to preserve his reputation and our business. We'll see.

So far, we're a month over time and $30,000 over budget. Par for the course.