Hmm

So, an update to my update... where I said Sean showed up with the roofer at 4:40. They left at 5:00. I saw them going down the ladder so I ran out to see what was up.

Sean was already halfway up the driveway when I got out there, so I asked the roofer "How does it look?" He said "Good." and walked away. Then Sean came back and said he'd "give me a full report" tomorrow and that he'd talk to me or leave me voicemail. He did mention that they should probably have moved the vent. I'm not quite sure what to make of that.

On another topic, I started getting quotes for repaving the driveway in October. I had contacted 4 companies, and got 3 quotes. The fourth company never got back to me despite me re-requesting the quote twice (they did come out and measure, I just never heard from them again). The quotes were so far apart (one was in the $2000 range and another was $4300) that I got confused and stopped. So a week or two ago I called another three or four companies and they all came in more at the $2000 end, so I guess the one that was so high was maybe busy and didn't really want the job, but would do it if I made it worth their while. Anyway, I called the "winning" company today and they're going to come on Tuesday & Wednesday of next week to do the work, so that's nice and soon!

A non-update

I just read all of my postings from October through to the most recent one. No wonder I feel like not much has been done for the past six months: it hasn't.

Tomorrow is the 1-year anniversary of starting on this "2-month" project. I am so discouraged. Sean has been promising me all week (since last Friday) that he'd be coming with the roofer to look at the torcheon section that may be leaking. On Friday he said he'd be here Monday or Tuesday; on Wednesday when I called him he said he'd been all lined up to come the previous day but "something came up" and he had to cancel. We're now half-way through Thursday and I haven't heard from him. [Update: He showed up at 4:40!]

On Sunday I sent him a list of everything that remains to be done, although in reviewing my blog posts I think I missed the drain pipe outside (which is preventing the gate from opening all the way).

Some work has been done since my last post: Roger and Joel replaced the toilet. I had noticed a hairline crack in the inside of the tank. After Roger had removed it, he said it was actually worse than it looked so it's a good thing I had noticed it. I'm not sure if they've done anything else... I think that might be it.

I can't believe it's been a year since we started this renovation. In that time, I've gone from being pregnant to having an 11-month old who is starting to walk. I have one week of maternity leave left then I'm back to work. My sister has had her first wedding anniversary. Three sets of friends are engaged and two others are expecting babies. A lot changes in a year! I just wish I could say "we renovated our house" rather than "we started renovating our house".

I was talking to my sister today and she suggested reporting the contractor to the BBB. If he doesn't get back to work PDQ I think that and/or a Small Claims action will be forthcoming.