So, update from last blog…we got a call from Mike, the window guy. The shades we chose do not come wide enough to cover our super wide sliding glass doors – one of which is in the downstairs great room and one is in the upstairs Bonus/Theatre/Karaoke Room.
This is one of the giant sliders that is causing all my window treatment nightmares. It’s beautiful, but very problematic.
Mike didn’t know until he got back to his office and began submitting our order into the Hunter Douglas computer system (33 windows total, of which 13 are sliding glass doors). Six days after the 2nd window treatment trip to the Delta house, we made a third trip. Being careful to check the width noted on the back of the shade samples, we selected new material and Mike re-did the order. We then headed to Sugar Barge Marina for burgers and fries on the upper deck overlooking the docks. It’s fun to sit up there and watch all the boats come into the marina. We decided it was such a beautiful day, we should drive to the top of Mt. Diablo (the mountain you can see from those incredibly wide glass door/windows). Neither of us had ever been there. Although it’s not far away, the drive up the mountain takes quite a while, but we got there in about an hour and a half. The views from the top were pretty amazing. You could see across the valley at the rivers and the Delta. If we had binoculars with us, I think we could have seen our house. It really was a lovely day!
The following Wednesday, the window guy called again. Turns out some of the shade material isn’t LONG enough. We discussed a few options and realized we both needed to meet at the house again to find a solution.
On Friday, my next day off, I drove once again to the Delta and Mike and I went over all the options and he actually stayed there and submitted the order while I waited. He spent 45 minutes on the phone with Hunter Douglas. One material I selected was on back order…one was not long enough, and on and on. We were there about 2 hours total. I did take advantage of the opportunity to measure lots of areas. Also, the bath tub and carpet had been installed! We have carpet on the stairs, upstairs hallway and in all the upstairs bedrooms. This will reduce the noise when there are guests upstairs. The carpet is gray, but looks almost silver where the natural light hits it. It’s really beautiful.
We have made lots of arrangements and coordinated furniture delivery, TV installations, window treatment installations…but we cannot get our landscaping scheduled. My son, Brian, prepared a plan and I sent it to 3 different landscapers – one only does one kind of decking (which I don’t want), and the other two never got back to me. We’ve decided to split the work into stages, beginning with the decking. Davidson Communities, the builder doing our home, has offered to do the decking for the Delta Cove residents; however, we don’t have approval from the County to build the deck out over the rocks! Also, it can take weeks to get the plan approved by the “Design Team”. So, it looks like we’ll be living with 3” of loose dirt in the back for quit a while. This does not bring happiness to me. But I cannot control everything and I’m managing what I can. Nineteen Days!!
Michael enjoying the sun at the top of Sugar Barge Marina.
The view from the top of Mt. Diablo – you can see the waters of the Delta in the far distance.
The tub in the master bath – it’s a big one!
We have carpet – it’s gray, but looks silver in the sunshine.
A rainbow around the sun – it’s called a Halo. That’s a bird flying through it.
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