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By Natalie
HVAC upstairs will be finished today we've been told. We really like the company we're using and understand that it's an incredibly busy time of year and delays happen...but we have to have it done today. It was supposed to be finished by August 8th.

Floor sanding - they should finish sanding everything today- we hope.  Poly will start Tuesday at some point.

Toilets - this is incredibly frustrating. We need new toilets put in, not moved, not changed in any way, just installed. And for some reason this has flummoxed the two plumbers we've consulted about it. Harris will try again today.  Same thing with the bathtubs. Not moving a damn thing, just installing a new tub into the same supply and drain where a shower was previously. This is not hard people...


Furniture - We'll move things around this weekend. Well, I will say where they go and Harris will move things around this weekend. I'll put up curtains I think?  Then next Tuesday our furniture is delivered out of storage and set up in appropriate places.

Lights - Harris rebuilt another light we had laying around from when we worked on Oakwood. It's now in the hallway. He and Madeline are going to order the ceiling fans today so they arrive next Monday and can be installed upstairs.


Next Tuesday the house will feel mostly like a home. Minus the toilets and tubs that are sitting in random rooms and not installed.


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