Everyone on deck!

It seemed like almost everyone involved in the renovation was on site today. First the Tombleson crew showed up. Then the two electricians. Then the two plumbers. And then another guy who we've never seen before who stayed for a few hours and then left (not sure why he was here, but we're sure Dave knows). Speaking of Dave, we're really loving his attention to detail. He wasn't happy with a phone conversation he had yesterday with the tile guy, something about two different opinions on how to handle the sub-flooring, so he called Mark and insisted he stop by this morning to go over the guest house in person. When he was here, he and Dave quickly got "on the same page." Mark also said that all of the tile for the guest house and BBQ room has arrived as well as the under-floor heating material so that's good news.

Dave also convinced us to put up some extra supports behind the sheetrock in the guest bath where we may eventually want to install ADA hand rails in the shower and towel bars on the wall opposite the vanity. Good call, Dave.

And Mike was also here today, along with a third potential subcontractor, getting another quote on re-installing the pipes from the three buildings down to the main water line at the bottom of the property.

We need to have a 2-inch pipe installed specifically for the fire sprinklers in the ceilings in order to pass code and Mike said one of the quotes was around $11,000. He's confident he can get it done for a lot less. For the past few weeks Mike has also been going back and forth with CalWater over the hook-ups and today he said they finally came around with a compromise that is not going to be outrageously expensive. It looks like they may now do their part of the installation for free (that wasn't the case two weeks ago) with our only expense going towards a replacement meter (and an additional ten bucks a month on our bill). Thank you, Mike.

The electricians spent most of the day digging up and replacing the conduits for the wiring that runs from behind the BBQ room and through the retaining wall that leads over to the guest house. Not sure how we're going to repair the few cement blocks they had to break in order to get the job done, but that's not an immediate problem.

The Tombleson crew installed the door for the guest house and are close to finishing the installation of all of the sheetrock in both the guest house and the BBQ room. We're kind of glad that Corey opted for the bright orange Tombleson t-shirt this morning as it was a great (photo-op and) complement to the purple sheetrock in the guest house bath.

We also checked in with Angus at Plyboo to find out the status of the panelling for the guest house. Turns out it is scheduled to "arrive into port 11/1 and be available 2-3 days after that."

According to Dave and Mike, the next step is to bring in the guys to do the taping for the sheetrock. And then, or even at the same time, bring in the painters to stain the beams in the guest house and then seal the entire ceiling. Then the walls in both buildings get painted. After that, the cabinets and lighting get installed. And then the tile guys get to finish up. Somewhere in that timeline, the shower exterior window should arrive. We're all hoping that happens in the next few days.

We're probably not going to make the Thanksgiving deadline but we're okay with that. Pretty sure Mr. Tombleson would like the progress so far. We sure do!