TIMELINE

The most frequent question we get about the remodel is, “when do you anticipate being all done?” Sami always answers that question by saying, “I am not the engineer on this train. Rather I am sitting back in the club car sipping on a martini. I’ll be glad when we pull into the station, but otherwise I am content.”

Continuing the train analogy, Don is definitely the assistant fireman, shoveling coal as fast as he can. He is also in the roundhouse office making sure all the details are identified and that they all fit together correctly. To be honest Sami often comes out of the club car to help shovel and make decisions. From time to time she is able to entice Don back to relax and share a sip or two.

To get a better handle on how long this journey will last, today we sat down with to-do lists and calendars and did our best to estimate the timeline for the rest of the project. The short version is that we are probably about half way through. We have been at it for about five months and it will continue for about five more.

At the half-way point all of the "guts" are in place. Ready for surfaces.

A more detailed version of the timeline goes like this...

October & November

Sheet rocking, measuring for cabinets, oak floor mending, refinish and install trim, build bathroom and kitchen shelves, under-layment for the kitchen floort, waiting for cabinets (estimated time before delivery after measuring is 6-8 weeks), main floor bathroom (floors, fixtures, lighting, finish work), main floor bedroom (completed except floor refinishing).

Before mid-December

The cabinets will be delivered, and installed.

December & January

Kitchen and entryway floor, counter-tops and construction of the little peninsula, kitchen tile work and painting. Install range, refrigerator, dishwasher and hood.

February and March

Most of the finishing details will be done by us, plus we intend to finish the upstairs work on our bedroom and study, plus the stairwell and hallway. At the very end of the project we will move back into our kitchen/dining room. Then Don will rebuild the wall in the basement and Sami can finish painting down there and spiff up the basement bathroom. Last but not least we plan to have the back deck floor replaced.

Then comes a GREAT BIG PARTY!!