Our project begins next week.
The outside should be done by Wednesday and they will begin on the inside Thursday. They should have the window replaced that first day and begin on the rest of the demolition Friday.
Next Tuesday Jill will be coming over with the painter to discuss color options.
Most of the stuff has been moved out of the den, but there's still some to go. I think that everyone falls into the same m.o. when moving. It's easier to just move everything than to go through it all and decide what to keep and what to toss. We've done the same thing and will cull through it all when we move it back.
We're hoping for completion by the end of May.
Here's how it looks, and has since we moved in:
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Some Correspondences With Jill
Matt:
Tuesday, the 5th of May, should work (just waiting for confirmation from the painter, far enough in advance, shouldn’t be a problem). Should we say about 4:30? Let me know….
Jill
P.S. Pictures are great!
From: Matthew Piette [mailto:mjpiette@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 4:04 PM
To: Jill Doss
Subject: Re: Appointment to talk about paint colors and preliminary start date
Jill:
Next week isn't good for us. How about Tuesday, May 5th?
New York was great. You can see out pics here.
From: Jill Doss
To: Matthew Piette
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:21:01 PM
Subject: Appointment to talk about paint colors and preliminary start date
Matt:
Ray and I are working on the schedule for your project. The windows are due to be delivered on Thursday, May 7th. We plan on having the dumpster delivered on Monday, May 4th. The dormer will be worked on Tuesday, May 5th and Wednesday, May 6th. We will then start on the windows on Thursday and Friday with demo on the inside starting on Friday, May 8th.
Phyllis (the painter) and I would like to schedule a time to meet with you and Laurie the week of April 27th to select paint colors for the walls, trim, and ceiling. I am assuming you would like a late p.m. time slot (after 4:30)? That week I am available on Monday or Friday. I already have appointments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of that week. If neither of those two days work, we could meet the following week, I have no appointments scheduled that week, yet.
Let me know what day works for you..
Hope you had an enjoyable time in NYC
Regards,
Jill
Tuesday, the 5th of May, should work (just waiting for confirmation from the painter, far enough in advance, shouldn’t be a problem). Should we say about 4:30? Let me know….
Jill
P.S. Pictures are great!
From: Matthew Piette [mailto:mjpiette@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 4:04 PM
To: Jill Doss
Subject: Re: Appointment to talk about paint colors and preliminary start date
Jill:
Next week isn't good for us. How about Tuesday, May 5th?
New York was great. You can see out pics here.
From: Jill Doss
To: Matthew Piette
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:21:01 PM
Subject: Appointment to talk about paint colors and preliminary start date
Matt:
Ray and I are working on the schedule for your project. The windows are due to be delivered on Thursday, May 7th. We plan on having the dumpster delivered on Monday, May 4th. The dormer will be worked on Tuesday, May 5th and Wednesday, May 6th. We will then start on the windows on Thursday and Friday with demo on the inside starting on Friday, May 8th.
Phyllis (the painter) and I would like to schedule a time to meet with you and Laurie the week of April 27th to select paint colors for the walls, trim, and ceiling. I am assuming you would like a late p.m. time slot (after 4:30)? That week I am available on Monday or Friday. I already have appointments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of that week. If neither of those two days work, we could meet the following week, I have no appointments scheduled that week, yet.
Let me know what day works for you..
Hope you had an enjoyable time in NYC
Regards,
Jill
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The Contract
The contract that A K&B uses is fairly standard. You would recognize it if you’ve ever done a project before, and it would be what you’d expect if you haven’t.
The payment portion required 50% down on signing, 25% when work begins, ____% after ____, and ____% after ____.
We were discussing what to fill in those blanks and Jill suggested that they like to have some clear benchmarks so that there would be no ambiguity. Considering that three quarters would be paid before they would begin the construction, I considered this more of a detail than anything else. I suggested that I pay 15% when they said the project was done, then the last 10% when we said it was.
Both Jill & ray burst into laughter, thinking that was a jolly joke and congratulated me on my sense of humor. It seemed like a reasonable suggestion on my part.
I have no concerns that they’ll take care of any punch-list because they did so quite well with the kitchen (Jill does not yet know that I need another sink strainer basket replaced because the black coating is again coming off.)
The payment portion required 50% down on signing, 25% when work begins, ____% after ____, and ____% after ____.
We were discussing what to fill in those blanks and Jill suggested that they like to have some clear benchmarks so that there would be no ambiguity. Considering that three quarters would be paid before they would begin the construction, I considered this more of a detail than anything else. I suggested that I pay 15% when they said the project was done, then the last 10% when we said it was.
Both Jill & ray burst into laughter, thinking that was a jolly joke and congratulated me on my sense of humor. It seemed like a reasonable suggestion on my part.
I have no concerns that they’ll take care of any punch-list because they did so quite well with the kitchen (Jill does not yet know that I need another sink strainer basket replaced because the black coating is again coming off.)
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Decisions Made
We decided to go with the Samsung 37" television, LN37A550 (the 2009 model is the "B")and against the LG HVAC unit.
I ordered the TV from Amazon and it should be here in a couple of days. I have to go down to the evil Time-Warner store in Mayfair mall and pick up the appropriate cables. Hopefully there won't be much of a wait, but there always is a wait.
Greg, who did a lot of the work on the kitchen, is stopping by tomorrow to take some measurements so that he can begin making the cabinet for the TV. They'll install a lock-box with a key as well (whatever happened to the Social Security lock-box anyway?).
The HVAC unit didn't seem worth the cost for the amount of time we'd need it, especially since I'm not convinced that it would work in our space.
I ordered the TV from Amazon and it should be here in a couple of days. I have to go down to the evil Time-Warner store in Mayfair mall and pick up the appropriate cables. Hopefully there won't be much of a wait, but there always is a wait.
Greg, who did a lot of the work on the kitchen, is stopping by tomorrow to take some measurements so that he can begin making the cabinet for the TV. They'll install a lock-box with a key as well (whatever happened to the Social Security lock-box anyway?).
The HVAC unit didn't seem worth the cost for the amount of time we'd need it, especially since I'm not convinced that it would work in our space.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Electronics Decisions
We have to make two decisions: do we go with the cool, LG HVAC unit, and what kind of TV do we get?
I first recall seeing one of those wall mounted AC units when visiting my brother in Singapore in 1996. The units are pretty efficient, quite, unobtrusive, and have a remote control. I know that they work in the right setting, but will it work for us?
It would be mounted on the south (driveway side) wall. When I visualize the flow of cool air, I am concerned that it will drop to the floor then flow out into the kitchen and the rest of the house, having a negligible cooling effect in the den. We can’t close that room off and we do not want to.
I’m not as concerned about the heat because that would hit the ceiling then flow throughout the room before escaping into the rest of the house.
Hopefully next week I will meet with the HVAC guy and get his opinion.
We will get a new television. Consumer Reports recommends Samsung. The space we have is a maximum of 40” and that is more than adequate. We’ll go and look at TVs tomorrow. Jill keeps pushing us so that she can get the specs and design the cabinets for it. I’m not really interested (our TV sitting on an old St. Mary’s School desk works quite well for me) but I’ll do it.
I first recall seeing one of those wall mounted AC units when visiting my brother in Singapore in 1996. The units are pretty efficient, quite, unobtrusive, and have a remote control. I know that they work in the right setting, but will it work for us?
It would be mounted on the south (driveway side) wall. When I visualize the flow of cool air, I am concerned that it will drop to the floor then flow out into the kitchen and the rest of the house, having a negligible cooling effect in the den. We can’t close that room off and we do not want to.
I’m not as concerned about the heat because that would hit the ceiling then flow throughout the room before escaping into the rest of the house.
Hopefully next week I will meet with the HVAC guy and get his opinion.
We will get a new television. Consumer Reports recommends Samsung. The space we have is a maximum of 40” and that is more than adequate. We’ll go and look at TVs tomorrow. Jill keeps pushing us so that she can get the specs and design the cabinets for it. I’m not really interested (our TV sitting on an old St. Mary’s School desk works quite well for me) but I’ll do it.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Den Project
We're starting on our den remodeling project!
Artisan Kitchen & Bath, the same people who did our kitchen, are going to be starting on it sometime in April. They expect to take three to four weeks to complete it.
The room will have the similar layout as it has now. We are replacing the sliding patio door and the window on the east side, removing the carpet and installing hard wood floors, removing the wainscoting and wallpaper and painting the walls, installing canned lighting, and painting and upgrading the existing bookshelves.
We have not yet decided to add supplemental HVAC (this LG unit).
We're also going to have some outside work done, removing some cedar shake shingles and replacing with concrete ones.
We're signing the contract and putting money down tonight!
Artisan Kitchen & Bath, the same people who did our kitchen, are going to be starting on it sometime in April. They expect to take three to four weeks to complete it.
The room will have the similar layout as it has now. We are replacing the sliding patio door and the window on the east side, removing the carpet and installing hard wood floors, removing the wainscoting and wallpaper and painting the walls, installing canned lighting, and painting and upgrading the existing bookshelves.
We have not yet decided to add supplemental HVAC (this LG unit).
We're also going to have some outside work done, removing some cedar shake shingles and replacing with concrete ones.
We're signing the contract and putting money down tonight!
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