Yes, it's true! We've been advised that, so far, things have been moving along so well that we're ahead of schedule. Well, we're gonna bank that comment, because it may come in handy down the road somewhere.
With all the ups and downs (mostly downs) in the market these days, we are most amused by comments from folks like, "Gee, do you really think this was a good time to remodel a home?" Well, no of course it isn't, but, hey, have you seen the house lately? What do you suggest we do at this point?????? But I digress.
This week's photos reveal some new cool things, like the steel framing of our pool/jacuzzi, the removal of the upstairs deck - to make way for the bigger one to come! and a view of the house a couple houses away from us ALSO doing major renovation on their landscape. The neighbor next to us is fixing something that requires tile cutting, so between our 3 homes, there are enough workers, trucks and noise to disrupt entire colonies of lizards, rattlesnakes and Argentinian ants occupying the amazingly beautiful canyon across the street (also a photo of that, too). Would be cool if the mosquitos would take a hike, too.
Mostly, we are very excited about what's going on at Durango, and as master framer, Doug, slowly reveals what should be real rooms some day, we are envisioning what life will be like in the not-so-distant future. Eight months sounds like a long time... until you start thinking of things like, wow, we've been married 18 years? Or, no way I've got my 35th high school reunion coming up. And everyone's favorite, when did that start to sag so low?
Above is a video of workers at our home this morning, hacking away at a new "discovery" as our contractor called it (for your information, "discovery" = "more expense"). Something about a wall not having a footer to attach to, and needing to pour a new footer something or other. Anyway, they are fixing the "discovery" which is good news, and have also been able to uncover the reason behind the strange mildewy smell that used to come from my office. Seems that the gutter/flashing from the roof deck was corroded, so the water was draining into my office WALL, for God's sake. Thanks BeBe for pulling me aside and solving the mystery. Glad that'll be fixed, too.
It was awesome getting comments from cousins in exotic places like Italy (no, Daniela, I'm not wearing a skirt - are you kidding?) and Pittsburgh (Dara, I miss you too!), and I really look forward to visits from all when things are complete.
Remember, you can click on any photo, and it will enlarge - so if you want a real good look at what's happening, click it and blow it up.
Keep your comments coming!
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