Day Five

We received a quick response back from our contractor from our comments on the previous day’s work. His message, though, indicate that he suspected that some of the sleepers may have had some termite damage. Brian made some phone calls to the building’s exterminator and to the roofing contractor who review the roof flashing after our last problem. We ended up being able to get a free evaluation of our termite problem just after Noon. Bob the termite guy reported that we did not, indeed, have any termite damage. Thank God.

Ikea called today about our attempted return of our doors. We should receive a new door on Monday via UPS.

Brian spent a portion of his afternoon exploring new network electronics and he ordered our indoor composter, which we will use in lieu of a garbage disposal.

Arriving home, we found that the sleepers and gravel had been removed, the electrical back boxes were complete, our new electrical box had been installed, and that the dryer and exhaust hood changes had been made. I’m really glad to not have been here when the new hole in the masonry wall.

Today’s issue was that one of the mirrors on the dining room wall was cracked where there is an outlet that penetrates it. It must have happened when the electrical panel went in. We’re not exactly sure how this will be resolved yet and how much our contractor will be willing to cover of this damage.