End of day 1 – Tear Out! Kent, Shannon (Project Manager), and two workers showed up at 9 sharp. So far, everyone has been on time every time; which for me is huge. I believe the first meeting is like a first date – this is when people show you the best they have to offer. If they are late the first time, it’s only down hill from there. The first appointment with Kent was for 10 am. I had another contractor come out a few days earlier and he arrived almost 30 minutes late, without calling, and thought he was here just to measure the countertops and said the designer would have to come out to discuss remodeling. Needless to say, he did not get a call back. The morning of my appointment with Kent, I was waiting for him to arrive and as our Grandfather clock struck 10, the doorbell rang. It was love at first sight (okay, not literally, but keeping with my first date analogy).
I was dismayed to learn that when they paint, we will have to remove EVERYTHING from all the rooms being painted! That’s our living room, family room, and master bedroom. We have 20′ ceilings in the living room, so they will have to put up scaffolding. When I said I didn’t know what to do with all my furniture, Kent suggested a POD. I checked it out and we have a POD coming April 25th. We will be without furniture on the bottom floor for approximately 3 weeks (first painting, then 2 weeks later, the new floor is installed). The whole thing was a little disconcerting, but it really makes sense, so I guess I have just been in denial (where one protects onesself from reality – not the river in Egypt).
Anyway, after making sure the guys were good to go, I made myself scarce for the day. I just couldn’t watch the chaos. When I returned late this afternoon, I was shocked to see the amount of work completed in one day. In addition, it did not look like a bomb exploded, which is what I expected. It is relatively clean and I noticed a sign that they had taped to our sliding glass door, pictured below. I knew I picked the right guy!
Every workplace should have a sign like this!
It’s SO CLEAN!
Safari So Good 