Pending
Gutters.
Additional painting of interior rooms.
Refinish floors in living and dining rooms.
New front storm door.
Window frame repairs and painting on interior, many.
Mechanics Lean: Got a registered letter from Roper Lumber on
June 9 saying that Phil Rea owed them $15,400 and under Virginia Code 43-11 the
home owner is responsible for payment. (Google the VA code; reading it
will make your brain hurt.) Code says the home owner is responsible to the
extent of payments not yet made to the prime contractor (Phil Rea). Who
knew? My balance outstanding to Phil Rea is $1500. It will be
interesting to see how all this plays out.
 | Feb 10, Sign contract with prime Phil Rea, Inc. |
| Feb 17, Meet with designated project manager, Tim Kelley, plus window sub
came to measure all windows. Kim Drewry, the tile lady at Phil Rea, visited to
view bath. Tile selections made. |
| Feb 18, Kathy and I went to Norfolk Industrial Park to pick out the Quartz
for the vanity top. While in Norfolk we found a tile supplier for
pieces that Phil Rea said were NOT available. We also visited Robert Furr's
shop to make vanity and medicine cabinet choices. Lead time in 5
weeks. (No hurry to tear out bath for now despite the urgings of Phil
Rea.) We also went to Lowes and ordered sinks, faucets, shower
hardware and exhaust fan. Delivery in two weeks. ChaChing $1560. Still need to order the towel warmer via the
internet ($400). |
| Feb 24, Ordered the heated towel rack from Hudson Reed. |
| Feb 25, Picked up the "special order" stuff from Lowes.
(sinks, faucets, and shower fixtures. Vent fan still
outstanding.). Took the bath cabinet drawings back to Robert Furr with
approval. |
| Feb 27, Agreed to a bath start date of 9 March. |
| Feb 28, Kathy and I picked up towel warmer from FedEX, we visited Lowes to
look at electrical fixtures. We also cleaned out the
"pinball" closet which sits below the bath renovation. Some
construction activity is anticipated in the closet (perhaps holes being cut
in the ceiling). |
| Mar 6, Picked up the exhaust fan/ light combo from Lowes. |
| Mar 7, Kathy and I cleaned out the bathroom and moved the bookshelves from
the hallway. Kathy also cleaned out the linen closet and loaded stuff
to be donated into the Sequoia. I like throwing stuff away. |
| Mar 18: Send 17 photos to the Nationwide insurance person along with
Pearce's estimate for repairs to the broken wall. |
| Apr 6: Kenny presented the Phil Rea estimate to repair the wall.
Bottom line $10,600 of which their insurance company will pay for about
$3000. No great deal. |
| May11: Plodding along. Completion still weeks away. |
| May 22: Phil Rea done for now. PortaPotty removed. After back
ordered window arrives in June it will be installed. After the
painting is done new gutters will be installed. |
| June 13. Wall taken down and rebuilt with new bricks. A crew
of 8 guys put the wall up quickly, and straight! Final cleanup is
scheduled on June 15. |
