Rain Out

It rained intermittently through out the night and continued today. Bob II and Drew (landscaping) stopped by to chat with T and myself. We had a constructive discussion which included interaction with Mike's work. We told them that, while they were hired by us, we expected them to coordinate their work with Mike. One discouraging bit of information was that the company who "washes" the Old Monroe aggregate for our walkways is underwater due to flooding of the Mississippi River. Not sure when they will be back in production and how it will impact our schedule. Another topic was the drains that interfere with the walkway between the sunroom and the garage. There are two drains, a 4" and a 6" side-by-side. They are going to tie the sunroom downspout drains into one of these. They suggested they could install a brass cover over the drains. It would be flush with the walkway and not look too offensive. T said it sounded OK but wanted pictures.

We were at least hoping Chris would show up today to continue with the sunroom wiring. Mike expected him yesterday, but he never showed up. So far, no show today either.

Before noon, I called and left a message for Michael (Overhead Door) telling him that we finally have power to the garage if there is anything they need to test/adjust on the overhead doors. I put light bulbs in the overhead door courtesy lights. These are supposed to turn on if the associated door is opened, if it senses motion or if someone walks through the open door. They seem to work OK, with the exception that two of the lights go on when only one door is opened. No response to the message I left. I will call him again tomorrow. These people have not impressed me with their customer service.

I also sent a note to Kim (stained glass) seeking a status of the bar cabinet door windows. It has been three weeks since they sent us a picture of the window panes prior to leading it all together. She responded that the window are ready. I asked if they had communicated that with Bob (cabinetry).

Yesterday evening, I got another call from Betsy (solar). She said due to the rainy weather, and other obligations, it will be next week before she and Josh come visit us. She said Josh wanted them both to be in attendance so that they could discuss why certain decisions regarding our system were made. Whatever.

Late in the afternoon, Mike stopped by. He wanted to ensure we were ready for Bobby (fireplace) to arrive tomorrow to complete the fireplace installation. Mike reminded me that he would not be in attendance (funeral). We discussed where to position the wall mounted fireplace control and how the stone would interface with the interior glass panel. I suggested that hopefully Bobby would be able to answer some of our questions. Mike said that he has gotten the impression that Bobby is not too sure about it either. Great! I also reminded Mike that, months ago, Bobby told me that they could finish the installation once natural gas and electricity were supplied. We have natural gas, but still no electricity. Chris did not show up either yesterday or today.

I also mentioned to Mike that Bob II and Drew (landscaping) stopped by this morning. I relayed to Mike that they were told that we expected them to coordinate their work with him to minimize conflicts and avoid rework. Mike was in total agreement. We also talked about the drains which are in the sunroom-to-garage walkway. Mike was not sure why we had both a 4" and a 6" drain side-by-side. Later, I called Bob and Drew and we re-discussed these drains. They said their plan was to tie the downspout drains into the 6". Both the 4" and the 6" would need to be covered. They were not sure why we had both of them either but said the installation surely conformed to City sewer codes. I asked them about angling both of these so that they would emerge outside of the walkway. They said that would be preferable if it were legal. They would investigate our options. I subsequently sent them a photo I took on September 3, 2014. The 4" is a clean out for the 6". It angles into the 6" a couple of feet underground.

September 2014