Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, Finishing team continues to crank along. Work is exceptionally good. Mantle has been removed in DR, and will be reinstalled this week. Furnace has been installed in basement, which is just in the nick of time. It has been below freezing at night (which would be bad for theContinue reading “Status Report, 8 Nov 2021”
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Status Report, 1 Nov 2021
Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, New finishing team has been busy all week, and are making fantastic progress. We also removed the fireplace mantle in the dining room for repairs. Outside, No changes outside. Goals from Week of Oct 25 Get new drywall team underway. {done} Get breakers into panel and temp lights inContinue reading “Status Report, 1 Nov 2021”
Status Report, 25 Oct 2021
Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, We have terminated our relationship with the previous drywall team. Work was not up to the standard I require, and he and his crew have COVID. We are seeking out a new team to work with. Meanwhile, doing clean-up inside. Outside, No changes outside. Goals from Week of OctContinue reading “Status Report, 25 Oct 2021”
Status Report, 18 Oct 2021
Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, Drywall is 95% done, but some clean-up remains. First round of mud & tape done on 1st and 2nd floors.Outside, No changes outside. Goals from Week of Sep 27 Order trim for Mintwood. {Done} Reset expectations with drywall team. {in process} Get insurance documents out to LM {not done}Continue reading “Status Report, 18 Oct 2021”
Status Report, 11 Oct 2021
Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, Drywall is 95% done, but some clean-up remains. First round of mud & tape done on 1st and 2nd floors.Outside, No changes outside. Goals from Week of Sep 27 Get second quote for replacement trim for Mintwood. {done} Complete drywall {95%} Get insurance documents out to LM. {not done}Continue reading “Status Report, 11 Oct 2021”
Status Report, 4 Oct 2021
Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, Insulation Inspection passed and sheetrock is underway. Outside, No changes outside. Goals from Week of Sep 27 Get second quote for replacement trim for Mintwood. {underway} Get insulation approved {done} Get sheetrock underway. {underway} Accomplishments We passed our insulation inspection using the “model” approach. Sheetrock is now underway. DumpsterContinue reading “Status Report, 4 Oct 2021”
Status Report, 27 Sep 2021
Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, *INSULATION Inspection failed*. We passed for the walls, but failed the roof. Working to get this resolved this week while hoping to still move forward with sheetrock. Outside, No changes outside. Goals from Week of Sep 13 Get second quote for replacement trim for Mintwood. {Not done} Do allContinue reading “Status Report, 27 Sep 2021”
Status Report, 20 Sep 2021
Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, *INSULATION COMPLETE*. I’ll spend this week getting ready for sheetrock.Outside, Painting is complete and scaffold has been removed. We are done with the bulk of the outdoor work for a while. We will deal with landscaping, etc. in the springtime. Goals from Week of Sep 13 Painting Completed onContinue reading “Status Report, 20 Sep 2021”
Time & Materials vs Fixed Fee
There are a number of components that should be covered in any contract, but today I’m just going to cover contract “type” – whether the job is being bid “fixed fee” or “time and materials”. When you subcontract work, one of the most important things to understand is the nature of the contract. Both contractContinue reading “Time & Materials vs Fixed Fee”
Sharpen the Saw (Training)
Back in my corporate life, one of the things I never did enough of was training. This was particularly ironic given the high value I assign to education. It’s important enough that I sat on the board of an industry education group (training people on the current state of the payments industry) and I alsoContinue reading “Sharpen the Saw (Training)”
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