Progress report --- Week 15

Progress accomplished this week:

--New high-efficiency gas furnace installed in addition
--Drywall work completed in addition
--Trims and casings for garage and addition selected; trim work begun in garage
--Kitchen repainted
--Protective paper and plastic shielding removed from kitchen; kitchen is now officially COMPLETED, just in time for Christmas dinner, hallelujah!
--Exterior masonry work continued
--Concrete board installed in addition, as prep for laying tile
--Access panels for various electrical and mechanical units installed in addition
--Tile for bathroom ordered. Wagner is a master negotiator and got them to come down on their prices quite a bit.
--Sliding doors for (soon to be former) laundry closet area purchased. We were looking at interior doors for the bedroom when Wagner spotted a section full of clearance items. There stood a set of sliding doors that would fit our laundry area perfectly, and which we needed as we wanted to get rid of the bifold doors that had caused us so much grief by constantly bumping into the door to the addition. The doors were priced at $110, marked down from the original price of $277, which I thought was a spectacular deal. But by the time Wagner was through negotiating with the department manager, he got the whole set, including track work, for $50. I told you he was a master negotiator. ;-)
--Door for bedroom selected and ordered. We're getting a fancy door with a beveled/frosted glass inset. Very attractive, and will help let in natural light from the bedroom to the foyer area.

Obstacles encountered this week:

--Bitter cold temperatures, snowstorm halted all work one day; masonry work has been much delayed
--A light test of some sort revealed that the whirlpool tub did not arrive with an adequate seal or lining or something in two spots. I didn't quite understand what the problem was, but Wagner assured me that it would be taken care of adequately, or we would need to get a replacement tub under warranty.