Here are some elevation plans for the sunroom.
This past week was busy, but we are now entering the quiet period of the Labor Day weekend. We may do a little digging for collectibles in the backyard, but the major objective for the weekend is to finish the rehab of our first-floor half-bath, off the butler's pantry. We started this project earlier in the year. We have all the parts, just need to put them in place.
Here is where we have left the backyard project going into the long weekend.
Last night at 1900 hours, after not hearing from the Ballwin Tree Service, I called Nick and, reminding him that he said he would call be back before the end of the day, told him I was afraid I had missed his call. I had not missed his call, as it was obvious that he had forgotten all about it. He repeated what he had told me earlier in the day, that he could probably pull the tree stumps the week after next. I thanked him, but said we needed something sooner. I then called Mike and told him that Ballwin Tree Service was not going to be timely if we needed to have the stumps pulled before the sewer work was started next week. We both agreed that this sequence of events is really the only one that makes sense and any postponement meant we might loose our spot in the queue for doing the sewer work. Vern (outdoor plumbing) had made it very clear to us that he and his crew are very busy. I also relayed to Mike my discomfort with my initial impressions of Tony, the alternative tree puller who Mark (indoor plumber) had sent out to look at the job Thursday night. Tony just did not seem enthusiastic about doing the job. Not a good sign in my book. Mike said he had never met Tony, but based on my first impression, now he was concerned as well. Being late Friday night, and going into a holiday weekend, Mike was not even sure how successful he would be in contacting Mark about getting Tony lined up to pull the stumps on Tuesday. He said he would try.
Mike called back around 2100 hours. He had successfully talked with Mark, as well as with Betsy (solar) and Rob (electrical). The new tentative schedule for next week is that nothing will happen on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Tony will be out to pull the three tree stumps. Mike said that Mark vouched for Tony's ability (despite his apparent lack of enthusiasm), saying "Tony is the best there is". For Mike, who knows Mark, who knows Tony, that was good enough for him. For myself, who knows Mike, who knows Mark, who knows Tony, that is good enough for me. It feels like we are lining up like dominoes!
Also on Wednesday (not sure where or when), Mike, Rob and Betsy will be meeting to discuss the electrical infrastructure issues. I have sent a note alerting Bob (landscaping) of this meeting so that he can participate and contribute how the landscaping of the yard may impact the decision on where to trench for the underground cables. Vern is now scheduled to begin the sewer work on Thursday. When Vern was here this past week, he stated he thought the sewer work would take a couple of days. Not sure when Vern intends to replace the city water supply line (currently the lead pipe original from the 19th century) on the front of the house. This, however, is not essential at this time to proceed with the backyard work.
Mark will be out either Wednesday or Thursday to bore scope the gutter downspout laterals.
Earlier in the evening, I got a note back from Betsy saying by Tuesday, she would have a contract for the solar part of the project ready to bring to me for signature and to pick up the down payment. They will have identified the solar project manager by then who should be at the meeting with Mike and Rob (and maybe Bob) on Wednesday.
This morning, I sent emails to the three other solar companies we had talked with about our project. Only one of these had ever actually submitted a proposal, but I let them all know the competition is over.
Have a good weekend!
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