Disappointment

Tonight we were hoping to be done with the grinding. We had slurried (patched) on Saturday night and the slurry had to set for two days. We were to do a pass at 400 grit, which is where we left off before slurrying, and then continue on to 800 and 1500. The 800 and 1500 should have been fast because those are truly polishing and not removing any material.

We were pleased that we don't need a second coat of slurry. The airholes filled up nicely, and aside from some spot touchups we don't need to do a full second coat. This really should have been an easy night, but the slurry proved hard to remove. We probably used too thick of a slurry mix and left too much of it on. You are supposed to use a sponge to wipe off any surface residue (the slurry just stays in the holes) and we think we left too much on. After starting at about 10 pm, we finised at 3:15 and didn't even finish the 400 grit. This means tarps, mess and no kitchen for at least a few more days. Ugh.

Our electrician (who moved 8 hours away in June) is coming this weekend to finish the job and get us ready for final inspection. I called to get the inspection scheduled for next Monday thinking that it is too early anyway, but I wanted to see what day they were up to in the scheduling. The standard of the building department where we live is next day inspections if you call early in the day. Sometimes it is 2-3 days out, but next day is their standard. I wanted the inspection for next Monday because the electrician is staying in town until Monday night, and he was going to come over and fix anything they find before he left. Imagine my shock when the earliest inspection I could get was for Tuesday 11/21! That's 8 days out! How frustrating. I'm also against a time deadline - if I don't have an inspection by 11/27, my permit expires. Wow. I'll go to the office tomorrow and try to do something about this.