The plumber did not finish up on Friday as expected but he did accomplish quite a lot. Unfortunately, the plumbing fixtures have been the bane of my existence.
First of all, the three faucets I purchased for the bathrooms wouldn't work in the master bath or the guest bath. There is only a 5" clearance from the counter top to the bottom of the medicine cabinet door to fit a faucet. So, the search was on for faucets that would meet that criteria - not an easy task.
finally found this one - not crazy about it but it works
Next issue was a leak in the drain hose for the bath tub. Of course we've had the tub for a year so getting them to replace the hose was also quite a task. It took three phone calls, over four days, and waiting on hold for about half an hour each time before they finally said they would send out a new hose. Not much telling when it will arrive.
X marks the spot of the pin hole in the drain hose
Third issue was the kitchen faucet handle would not turn all the way to the hot setting due to being too close to the wall behind it. The island faucet was the same faucet, only smaller for a prep sink, so we changed handles on the two faucets and it helped. I'm not sure how successful it will be since we don't have hot water yet.
large handle on the smaller faucet
smaller handle on the large faucet - it still hits the wall behind, but opens a little more
Fourth issue (and definitely the worst) was not realized until Saturday morning when Kim saw water seeping out the door from the dining room to the porch. There was a leak in the coffee pot filler wall connection that had been leaking all night. It ran down the wall behind the cabinet, under the wood flooring, and under the exterior door threshold. When you stepped on the floor, water seeped up between the seams. We vacuumed and vacuumed and it just kept coming up. We will have to replace about 120 sq ft of wood flooring in the dining room and kitchen. We don't know yet when we will be able to get the floor guy back again but he's supposed to come by tomorrow to take a look at it and let us know when he can do it.
buckling floor
The next issue was with the upstairs trough sink faucets. We didn't have all the parts we needed for them to fit correctly and had to run into town to get them while the plumber was gone to lunch.
We noticed today the faucet on the left is dripping. yea!!! (just a little sarcasm)
The current plumbing issue, and I hope the last, is not having water pressure to the house. Kim has been digging up the lines trying to find the problem. (Updated: he got it fixed and covered back up before the expected rain tonight - Monday).
On a more positive note, all the grout has been sealed, sealed and resealed.
don't know why every picture of me is from the back side - and yes, I really do work every now and again
thank goodness for knee pads - they saved me
When we picked up our appliances last September, we opened them all and checked for damage. The only damage we found was on the microwave, so we exchanged it for another. However, when the countertop guys were fitting the cooktop, they noticed the front panel was pushed back on the left side and it wouldn't fit. Upon closer inspection there was additional damage to the back of the cooktop as well. Sears policy is that all damage must be reported within 72 hours. I decided to call them anyway and just explain that the damage wasn't really visible until we tried to install it. They were gracious and sent us out a new one even though we've had it for five months. Yes!!!!!
The cooktop was delivered on Tuesday and we set it in place today.
The painter is coming tomorrow to do the final touch-up and finish a few things. Kim has been working like crazy today trying to have everything ready for him. I've been cleaning, again, and marking places he needs to touch-up.
I started this post last Thursday but didn't get back to it until today. The painter did not show up on Friday and didn't show up again today. The flooring guy did not show up Thursday or Friday but did make it by today and said it would be about two months before he can get back to replace the floor. We will go ahead and move in and then have to move the dining room furniture out for the repair.
So, we're down to the finishing touches: more cabinet knobs, towel bars, shelves, cabinet door/drawer adjustments (tomorrow), final paint touch up, etc. I think the only remaining BIG things are installation of the shower doors and water softener, but I'm probably forgetting something.
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