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This one has been in development for a while, with the editors at one anothers throats arguing over semantics and ‘voice’ of the post.
Another slew of pictures of the new bathroom. This is perhaps 85% complete, with the last mile being maddeningly elusive. The sink was too wide to allow the drawers to fit into the vanity, so those will have to become false fronts - no word on the timing for this. The countertop guys came to try to fill in the scratches left by the box cutter, but it still looks like crap. Our options there are as follows:
1) Tear out and have them replace the CT and the backsplash
2) Have them buff the whole thing down, which means a lot more aggregate would show through and it would look more ‘rough’
3) Live with it, and get the contractor to compensate us financially for it somehow
We haven’t really decided yet, but I don’t know if I could stomach going through the heavy-duty construction phase again.
In other news, we are still waiting for the replacement pantry cabinet doors to come in - the first batch were all damaged in shipping. We haven’t seen or heard anything from the crew in about 10 days, and I’m guessing we won’t hear from them until those doors come in.
The crazy part is that there is still a rather large sum of money hanging over their head, payable on ‘completion’ of the projects - neither of which are technically done. I can’t imagine the cash flow problems that would create to have those receivables out there indefinitely. One story I heard from a family member was that their contractor decided the work to get that last payment wasn’t quite worth it so they just quit and forefitted the balance. I’m not sure how I’d feel about that at this point, but it remains to be seen if that is how things will play out.