Sunny, mild, calm, dry. Perfect weather to be outside working. Unfortunately, no work in our backyard today.
We did get an email back from Tyler (architect) confirming the plans and dimensions for the interior fireplace hearth. In my note of thanks to Tyler I noted that due to the unexpected duration of this project and "the apparent number of inconsistencies, errors and omissions in the drawings", Mike is having to make a lot of judgement calls during the construction. I emphasized that we expected Tyler to be very diligent in keeping track of Mike's progress to ensure nothing is overlooked which might necessitate costly rework or result in a less-than-perfect final product. I do not anticipate this will change what Tyler was planning to do anyway, but I wanted to make our expectations clear...again. We've had three costly errors show up over the past two weeks. I believe theses are due in part to the less-than-accurate construction drawings and the amount of time that has elapsed (four months since we received the construction permit and nine months since we hired the architect).
I also got a confirmation from the fireplace vendor (Bobby) confirming the installation documentation we should be using. All this information has been passed on to Mike. No further word from Mike on truss designs or costs or on the cost of the pine roof boards.
The weather next week, last full work week of the year, is not forecast to be as nice as this week. High probability of rain on Monday.
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