Another milestone

I like recording milestones, no matter how small. Today I met the plumber at 8 a.m. and we worked out our contract and I met his helpers. They were already there at a few minutes before 8, looking around and pulling out tools. One of the really great things about him is that he does more than just plumbing. He's helping me with job supervision and some design work and he also does heating. Anyone who's ever tried to manage a large project like this knows that the fewer people you have to manage and coordinate the better. We were talking about the demolition progress, and he offered to bring in a crew for me to do the demo at a very reasonable price. Wow, this will save me at least a week off the job. And, he will supervise them as well which will free me up to do other things. As much as I liked doing the demo, I have to admit my time is better spent doing things I can't outsource at a reasonable price.

I left around 10:30, and the plumber and I agreed to meet to begin work at 9 a.m. tomorrow to get started. He actually called me at about 11 saying he had some free time and wanted to start today. So I ran over and let him in.

Around 1:00, I got a call from the city saying the inspector could not give an estimate for hauling away the tires because they weren't out on the lawn. Huh? How do you miss 24 tires (and at least one is a huge tractor tire and there are several truck tires). After I got all wet and nasty last night putting them out!

Here are the tire sitting on the front lawn (and getting looks from the neighbors).