Day 2 - 9/9/2010

It's lunch time in Dallas and the activity for today has been completed.  So, the animals get another afternoon of freedom.

The electrician came back in and removed various electrical components like light fixtures, switches, etc.

Will be able to "re-purpose" these fixtures.  The florescent fixture will go in my workshop (ie: garage).

The permit is still being processed by the City of Carrollton but should be issued any time now which means, in governmental terms, whenever they darn well feel like it.

Things should get exciting tomorrow.  The concrete guys will start demo on the party patio which should   yield some interesting pics not to mention lots of noise.  Fortunately, Friday is not a big day for conference calls so I'll just put in some earplugs and turn up the music while I work.

The contractor will be out to cordon off the war zone from what's left of the actual living area.  We'll have to open zippers to pass through plastic walls to get from one place to another.  The pets may revolt against losing their freedom to roam the house as they please.

Tomorrow they may start doing some of the indoor demo taking out sheetrock, cabinets, etc.  Since there is still a chance for some rain over the weekend they will wait until Monday to begin the real demo to rip off the roof where the second story will go.


Interestingly the first first Additional Work Authorization (AWA) came in.  While the concrete guys are here I wanted them to widen the driveway by about 3 feet, add a 4x6 pad for the trash cans and add some drainage pipe underneath.  Let the bleeding begin..$$$ kaching $$$.  More AWA's to come.


Update:  Just received word from the city that there are a couple of items on the permit that need to be addressed.  First, the city requires that the back elevation be 75% brick. So, will have to replace some of the hardie-board siding with brick... $$$ kaching $$$.  Second, the city requires an engineers report on the foundation to ensure that it will support the additional weight.  $$$ kaching $$$.  But Joseph and Pat have it in hand contacting the architect and the engineer.  All we have to do is sit back and wait for the AWAs and invoices to roll in.  Gotta take it in stride with a smile... these are the things that happen in construction projects.