Author Archives: John Rintoul

The new week begins. As always, Gastón was the first to arrive – a bit before 9:00. He cleaned off the popcorn in the stairwell and patched the nail pops up and down the walls of the stairwell. Paul and … Continue reading →

Day 15 marked the beginning of our 3rd week of renovation. Paul and Amber spent most of Days 15 & 16 finishing up the siding work around the front kitchen window. Lots of noise. By the end of the second … Continue reading →

Finally, we are once again protected from the elements. The exterior siding is back in place. Our house has a piebald theme going for it until the painters arrive. I haven’t heard back from the one I called earlier in … Continue reading →

On Friday, Jason, the project manager, pulled Paul off of our renovation project to finish up a job somewhere else. So no progress on Friday. Later Friday afternoon, Jason advised us that Paul would be back on Saturday to pick … Continue reading →

When Day 21 passed without any word from the project manager I sent a summary of my concerns about schedule slippage to Jason and to Diana (the designer). Jason responded that both he and Diana would be at our house … Continue reading →

It’s still early days, but we’re seeing real progress again. Paul and Amber arrived about 9:30 this morning. They looked as ragged as they said they felt. They said that neither of them had been able to sleep well. Amber … Continue reading →

Jason arrived early to check on the status of the work. He said that Schneider Stone would be here between 10:00 and noon to measure for the countertop. He also told me that Moon’s Flooring will be here on Tuesday … Continue reading →

I know. You’re thinking “more of the same.” So am I. Unfortunately, that seems to be the state of our renovation project. Keith returned on Friday (Day 25) and spent the day finishing and refinishing hiccups in the drywall. Some … Continue reading →

Again, not much to show. The painter arrived at 10:00. I guess his commute through Raleigh is always going be a delaying factor. No surprise there. I notified the project manager that we’d contacted the floor refinishing company and made … Continue reading →

Friday morning we were laying in bed listening to NPR. Betty’s phone trills to announce that she’s received a text message. “Hey, Baby, I’m on my way. About 30 minutes out.” It is from Keith, the painter. A little familiar … Continue reading →