Slow week. We are waiting for Builder 5 to get us his rough quote and we should have it by Tuesday making it a bit over 2 weeks since he visited. We got a very detailed pre-construction budget from Builder 4 on Friday so Saturday was just going through that one and trying to line it up with the others. It is the highest yet so we are just trying to figure out why. Are the … [Read more...] about Week 4: Waiting mostly
What have we been up to
We will try and document what gets done every week. It won't always be exciting or glamorous.
Week 3: Admin
The week started with 3 different builders coming by for walkthroughs and first meetings which will give us 5 builders to choose from. It is an interesting process and i really have to watch myself and listen to what they say. It is really tempting to rush them along because we have heard all this before, but the reality is we haven't. Learning to keep my mouth shut and … [Read more...] about Week 3: Admin
Week 2: Shingles
Saturday was dry and still so i had the chance to start on the shingles on the west side. I hadn't woken up meaning to, but after coming back at about 11 am from running errands (getting rid of stuff!) i realized that there was no wind. I thought i would check out the shingles and see what we are up against and the next thing i knew i was in my respirator pulling nails. I … [Read more...] about Week 2: Shingles
Week 1: Slow Start
This was the first weekend of the new year and we didn't get a lot done on the project. We still have tons of time, right? Sarah reviewed our scope document at long last which is a relief. Turns out we are pretty much agreed on what we want and what is important. She also contacted a bunch more builders because we only have two so far. We need to get at least 3 rough … [Read more...] about Week 1: Slow Start