Get to it already I have better things to worry about

Warning – Venting ahead – Warning

So as I mentioned before, the city came around and wrote up a bunch of people in my neighborhood for code violations. Such as holes in the siding, loose or missing paint, and other general up-keep issues. I was one of the lucky people to get one of these notices. Where the deadline has come and gone already. I was supposed to repair the loose paint and bar wood on the house and garage. I decided to hire siders and get the big job done. I made that decision at the beginning of the summer. I hired a guy a week before the deadline and that was maybe 6 weeks ago. At the time they told me it would be 3 weeks before they could get to it. Ok I thought, they are half the price, I can handle a little delay and maybe a fine. That is if it was a little delay. We are now into twice the expected wait and still no work. Nothing, no supplies have been ordered, no dumpster is at the house, no tools have shown up, etc. It seems that every week there is a new excuse for them to not show up.

It really wouldn’t be that bad if it was a normal summer, where I don’t have other things to worry about. But because of the arrangements I made I have to pay suppliers and deal with the house inspector. That means I have to be around. Well in two weeks I will be gone for three so if they don’t start this week I don’t know what will happen. Not to mention it would just be nice to have one thing off of the list as I have to worry about finding a new project at work, getting signed up for some training, weekly travel as always, a new roommate moving in, and oh yeah… a wife that is leaving the country. So it is fun to have something that should have been simple becoming more of a concern for me every day. At this point hiring my number 2 choice would cost me another 3-5 weeks so I don’t know if it is better to wait it out or make the call.

I did get a little news last Friday where my contractor asked me to order the foil wrap for the house and that he would start this week. But here Monday is and no one showed up. Nor did he drop equipment off last Saturday like he said he would. I haven’t had this kind of trouble with a contractor yet. I was going to pass this guys number along but I don’t think that is going to happen after this frustration. I understand things happen but it seems like they just don’t want the work. He could have told me he didn’t want it. Or said he would be backed up with work for a month and a half. Hopefully I won’t have to deal with the job being left incomplete. My roofers did that a 1 and ½ years ago. That wasn’t fun either, but at least the whole process was completed inside of a month. My heating guy was even better he was done with in 3 weeks of hiring them. I guess at this point I will just hope that something happens this week otherwise I don’t know how it can get completed before October.

OK OK OK.. New update. After writing but not posting this blog yesterday. My sider finally called and asked fro a check to purchase supplies. He had dropped off materials and was planning to work tomorrow (now today). Also when talking to the wife I found out that the dumpster finally arrived also. This morning they were even on site at 7:30 making noise!!! So the good news is they started, much to my relief. The bad news is some of the materials were special order and won’t arrive for a week and a half. So I don’t think they will be able to finish before I leave for Russia. But I have a back up plan for that. All I know is that my house is finally getting its new skin.