So
it seemed my tile problems were solved didn't it? Went back to Home
Depot and bought the tiles I need for the shower and drove to Bay
City today to order the rest from the very nice lady and oh gee, the
large mottled tile is no longer on the manufacturer's website though
it is still listed on the most recent product list they have which is
only a few months old.
Of
course. Of course!!!
She
called the company who has a bad habit of not answering their phone,
she says, apparently in an attempt to get people to do their business
on-line, to check for product availability and of course they
wouldn't answer their phone while I was sitting there. I'll keep
trying she says and call you later this afternoon with good news.
It's 6:30 PM and I still haven't heard back.
There
is some good news though as I had previously done an internet search
for this tile so I was pretty sure it was still available at some of
the bigger national tile and flooring places and I only need 3 boxes
so when I got home I looked it up again and found a place in Florida
that has it. So I have a back-up if she doesn't come through.
Rocky
and Bill the plumber were supposed to show up last Thursday after
Bill's helper crapped out on him and he prevailed upon Rocky to come
help him on Wednesday in exchange for inserting me immediately after
but Bill fell Wednesday and banged up his knee and had to go to the
ER so his job needed another day on Thursday but we'll be here Friday
Rocky tells me. Friday morning Rocky comes by to ask on Bill's behalf
if I'd be OK with putting it off til Monday so Bill could go back to
the ER and get his knee X-rayed to make sure it wasn't broken now
that the swelling was going down. What was I supposed to say, that I
would rather Bill and his banged up knee come and finish the work?
Rocky was all apologetic. I figured what's a few more days. Even if
they had showed up Friday, it's already too late to get the bathroom
finished before I leave.
This
is why I try not to have expectations. Life is just putting out one
fire after another.
The
flooring is in in the back bedroom though. Now just need the quarter
round and it's done.
the back bedroom looks wonderful. So peaceful and lovely. I can relate to the hurry up and wait on the construction front. We are still waiting on the roofing company to come and fix the ceiling in my kitchen. The rain came in and the ceiling is a mess. We began this insanity 90 days ago.
ReplyDeleteAnd Mr. Moon's bathroom is still naked of new fixtures and flooring.
ReplyDeleteSigh...
You can drive yourself crazy or you can just breathe and accept it all.
That back bedroom does look gorgeous.
Oh argh -- this tile situation! I feel for you. And yeah, it's pretty hard to be insistent that your injured workman HAS to show up and finish the job, when he needs medical attention! When it rains it pours, as they say.
ReplyDeleteI like how the room turned out
ReplyDeleteI could sleep in that bedroom!!
ReplyDeleteThat bedroom is looking really good. So, will you return from Portugal to the job finished or still waiting?
ReplyDeleteno, I'll wait til I get back for them to finish. still two weeks so hopefully a lot will get done before then but I don't want work proceeding while I'm not here. as the very nice lady at the tile place said while we were talking about the remodel, one of her installers called on a job and had a question but the wife wasn't there...should I ask the husband? no! she told him, don't ask the husband, never ask the husband!
DeleteLove the room! Can't wait to see what you put in it. And, yes! A bad idea to ask the husband.
ReplyDeleteHusband may have different ideas. But different ideas are rarely solutions.
ReplyDeleteThat room looks lovely. Wonder how it is with the first morning light?
one small window which never shows in the photos that faces east. the big windows face south. it really has lovely light but doesn't show in the photos because light expands and makes the rest of the room look dark but I'll post some pictures taken from the other end of the room.
DeleteLovely room. Doing anything that involves other people is a recipe for disaster and disappointment.
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