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OMG! WHAT A MESS!!! 😲

Shanus — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:43:27 GMT

SUNROOM AND 5 WEEKS TO GO!!!

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roeroe1005 — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 14:31:01 GMT

Just think how beautiful it will look when it's done. And how much you will be using it.

Love the windows.

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Trinity11 — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:22:42 GMT

My heart goes out to you @Shanus . Hopefully, the job will be done quickly....

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SXMGirl — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:26:01 GMT

@Shanus Your sun room will be beautiful and well worth waiting for.

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shaggygirl — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:39:05 GMT

Try not to focus on what is yet to be done, instead think of all that has already been accomplished and is now behind you.

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Boomernichols — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:53:21 GMT

@Shanus I can relate to your anxiety over your house being in this state of affairs. I had a crew put in new windows last year and they cut them out of the brick and dust was EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!! I thought I would lose my mind. One day you will be able to clean up and sit back and enjoy.

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Shanus — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:03:57 GMT

Thanks, I needed that boost from my friends to keep sane. We asked the workers to use only the 2 bathrooms upstairs since we are never up there. Well, they did and both toilets are now out of order after 3 days. One has the flusher handle broken off and the other's not flushing at all (stuffed up). DH is burning mad and sending the plumber's bill to the construction company.

Thought I'd have the weekend to myself, but they're working tomorrow on the living room. When they get to my bedroom/bath, we'll move upstairs...assuming toilets are repaired by then. I'll be happy when I have my kitchen/sunroom back in a week or so. No issue if we were able to dine out, but there's only so much pizza you can eat.

Molly is being boarded instead of just daycare. The place, well you saw the photo, is no where for a roaming beagle with a sharp nose.

Will update next week. 🤪

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Venezia — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:07:41 GMT

What on earth are they putting down your toilets, if both of them are out of order after three days?

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Shanus — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 12:27:43 GMT

@Venezia With 8 guys, I'm guessing more use than toilets have seen in a decade....and lots of TP?

***Requested porta potty from today forward!!!!

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 23:20:14 GMT

@Shanus The company doing the work should never use customer bathrooms. They have a portable potty brought out to the house. When we had a lot of construction done two years ago, that is what they did. It was part of the plan.

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Flatbush — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 06:24:53 GMT

This too shall pass and you will have a lovely room OTOH, I hope the contruction company pays the plumber to repair the toilets! They should have rented porta potts.

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qualitygal — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:16:24 GMT

Tell anyone who asks it's a dry run for Halloween decorating. LOL

Looking good so far!! Like road repair, it'll be done and you'll be so happy.

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Shanus — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:11:34 GMT

This is the "neatest" room and I could at least climb over the tools and buckets of plaster and paint to take the photo. The kitchen's a nightmare. My stainless appliances are fingerprinted like my granddaughters with peanut butter/jelly fingers drew on them.

Well all is finished, their cleaning crew comes in to do the dirty work of scrubbing/vacuuming. Then I have my own cleaning service come in because they know I'm a neat freak and will get it done my way. I'm following behind doing what I can to keep Molly out of the rubble using pet gates and asking them to pile their stuff in one area before they leave so it can be gated off.

They haven't started in bedroom yet, so will try to get a photo of the dark tan/gold paint so ya'll can see the transformation to lighter greige paint next week.

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Shanus — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:22:54 GMT

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just bee — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:23:26 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@Venezia With 8 guys, I'm guessing more use than toilets have seen in a decade....and lots of TP?

***Requested porta potty from today forward!!!!

@Shanus

Don't get me started.

I never wanted stainless steel in the kitchen, but I told BH he could do whatever he wanted.

By the time we moved back into our house, the crew had pretty much destroyed our new stainless steel sink. So many scratches. Then they dented both doors on the new fridge.

We were reimbursed for the doors, but we're just letting the scratched sink slide. Whenever I brought the crew's attention to a problem they'd look at me like I had three heads.

It's their strategy. Eventually you give up and fix it yourself.

Godspeed.

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just bee — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:25:46 GMT

@Shanus wrote:

@Shanus

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Shanus — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:28:17 GMT

@just bee Well, 22 yrs. ago, darker rooms were "the thing". The lighter sunroom looks great...at least I think it will when furniture, pictures, accessories, plants, etc. are back in the room.

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just bee — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:36:48 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@just bee Well, 22 yrs. ago, darker rooms were "the thing". The lighter sunroom looks great...at least I think it will when furniture, pictures, accessories, plants, etc. are back in the room.

@Shanus

The real difference is how you will feel in your "new" surroundings. Paint makes a huge difference.

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sceniccoast — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 22:26:15 GMT

@Shanus

I feel for you. Those of us who have experienced the construction process, YUK. The end results will be worth it though. Hang in there & hope it brings a smile to your face when completed.

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Shanus — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 01:45:02 GMT

@just bee @sceniccoast I know when it's all behind me, it'll be worth it....Think it's getting to me more than it would have before because of this COVID thing. My house has been my "safe place", stayed home many more days, months than ever before. It's like seeing my bunker torn apart.