5/31/10
Quiet three day weekend. The house will take another week to finish demolishing. Then we have the Engineers. Everybody gets to write a report. Things like the furnace gets tested.
Next we figure out what we can do and how much above the Insurance money this will cost. Because we want to make changes. Like the garage and the down stairs shower.
We have been impressed by how the demo guys sort for the dumpster. I don't know if the dumpster people care, but I bet they do based upon how carefully it's being sorted. The trim and woodwork that contained lead paint were hauled off separately.
Here's the order of things as I understand them. 1) reports 2) discussions with insurance adjuster 3) draw up repairs, changes, schedule 4) figure out money 5) get permits.
When all of that is done, the contractors can tell us how long the project will take. Right now we are just over 2 months into it. We're hoping to be back in the house before Christmas. Don't bet against us. Not because we're so determined, but because it will break my heart. I need the hope of illusion.
Once the building begins, it goes fast. But there will be waiting around picking-the-nose time because of the inspections. You don't want the wiring and plumbing completed and sitting exposed for two weeks because the inspection didn't get scheduled. :)
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