Got a lot done today!

I started out the day meeting another plumber. He was really great, and I think he's our guy, but I am still waiting for all the estimates to come in. He can help with the General Contractor role, especially with keeping the bathroom remodel on track. I'm very concerned that we are going to run into something later that we didn't think of today that will cost us a lot of time. He also is moving his business toward some design work, and already he had great ideas about the bathroom design. He tweaked what I had come up with just a bit and it went from nice to super! He also does heating as well, so that would be one less contractor to deal with.

While I was waiting for him, I started removing screws, nails and staples from the walls of the master bedroom. I removed 53 just from that room! The other rooms are just as bad.

After meeting the plumber, I went back to the permit office and was able to get my permit in under two hours! This felt like a huge milestone because now the work can start. I'm meeting the electrician Wednesday morning to get started.

I also ordered a dumpster and porta-potty today so I can begin demolition. I also called around and found out how to dispose of the tires the prior owner left on the property.

So, it was a long and busy day but I did get a lot done. It doesn't seem like much when I write it down, but it did take all day. It's an interesting learning process. I find I naturally want to do the more "satisfying" tasks first even though it's not the logical order to do them. For example, I spent all day today on these tasks, and have "nothing to show" for it. Even though the project advanced a lot, the house doesn't look any different. I really wanted to demolish the broken down wall out front. It would do so much toward making the house look better. But, the tasks I did today are on the critical path and are holding up other things. The wall is not. So, I have to stay focused on the critical path and not on what's fun. It reminds me of painting - actually putting the paint on the wall is very satisfying, but the bulk of the work is the less glamorous prep work.