It was an early start day so I had to be at the house at 7:30. Unfortunately, the crew arrived 45 minutes late and threw off my day until about 1:00. Amazing how 45 minutes can wreak that much havoc.
Anyway, they came and weren't prepared to do what I needed to have done immediately so that resulted in a spirited discussion with the contractor about how we need to find a way to communicate better so I know that things are going to get done as expected.
We then had a meeting with a company, Amicus Green Building Center , who can recommend products to tighten up the house so it uses less utilities and such as well as sustainable or green options. Honestly, it was kind of a superficial meeting but hopefully it will result in some good information.
The HVAC crew from Argent Heating and Cooling returned to begin the full installation of the equipment and we now have a sexy new central air unit hooked up. They didn't have the new ducts ready so they will be back tomorrow to hopefully finish up. Overall, they have done a stellar job and baring a glitch in interoffice communication things have gone pretty smoothly. I must say that the crew of technicians were some of the friendliest I've ever interacted with and I used to work in that sort of field so I have a little more experience than most. Looking forward to working with them again.
The contractor crew finished patching the cracks and holes in the foundation blocks and began removing the termite damaged section of the flooring and such. This is where an unfortunate surprise occurred. Not much more than a single board was completely eaten by termites but, due to the way the house was constructed with that board going diagonally across the floor, we have to tear up 60% of the nice original hardwood floor to fix it. I've also spied what appears to be another damaged board that runs through the remaining flooring so it appears that we may lose 100% of the living room hardwood floor. That is a bummer.
I will post pictures after tomorrow reveals just how extensive the damage is but as Butterfinger from Hudson Hawk would say, "Coach, looks bad!"
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Sounds like you are going do a very important repair and make a bunch of termites homeless. No one likes a creaky or bowed floor.
ReplyDeleteI guess that's why they call it an "estimate".
Maybe you will save some unexpected money somewhere else.