Hopefully this will be a short and sweet email regarding our progress. Things are finally starting to really move along. So here is the quick story of progress:
- Since I last wrote we have turned in our elevation certificate to the city and it was approved.
- We have "patiently" (not really but we are trying) waited for the flood adjuster to come back to the house. He finally made it out to the house on Monday. We scheduled an appointment for 3pm and at 2:50 they called to reschedule for the next day. FOr those that know me, I am sure you can imagine my response. I informed them that there would be no rescheduling, that The husband and I would be waiting at the house, with flashlights if necessary, to meet with them on Monday. They did finally make it to the house at almost 5pm. We completed the walk through, so now we are waiting on them to provide us the draft scope which is where we will start to see the amount of money insurance will give us to rebuild...we are trying to be patient. The adjusters seemed very pleased with all of the efforts we have taken, but did ask to have the ceiling sprayed with the anti-microbial stuff. Not something I had thought about, but we are going to do it in the next week since I agree that it is a great idea!
- Monday we also had an appointment with a plumber. He came out, looked around, and we are waiting for his estimate. He assures us that the price will include a "Hurricane Ike" discount. It is really great to see how people are willing to help and work with you.
- Wednesday we met with the Air Conditioning guy about replacing our 4 month old unit. He seems really nice and was very easy to work with. He is also going to get us prices on about 3 different systems, so that we can decide what we want. The AC will be one of the last pieces, since we don't want all of the debris and dust from the construction process getting sucked up into the new system. So we are waiting for the paperwork and then we will have him do the work in two parts, removal of the current system (to allow better access for drywall work) and installation of the new.
- Wednesday we also met with our contractor, Ray. Ray is chomping at the bit to get started and I think he is as excited as we are that we get to rebuild. We went over all of the information from the plumber and AC with him and I think we are all in agreement.
- Thursday we met with the electrician. He feels pretty confident that he can pull and replace all of the necessary wire in a week. So we are going to pull the permit next week and hopefully by the following weekend we will have new wire. He is also going to replace the circuit box. He is the husband of one of the people I work with, so he is being great about the price. He will come back after drywall is done to install the actual switches... the idea is to leave them off for a while so that they don't get messed up during the construction process.
- One last thing is about the cars. I have found a used Infiniti to replace my car. I have requested that it be sent from Austin and hopefully it will be here today! So I should soon be in my new car.
- Oh, and we went out and got a new MacBook so we now have a computer all our own. We are very excited to back in the technology world, without having to wait our turn at the computer.
I think that is what is going on in a nut shell. I know I keep saying it but really appreciate all of you kinds call and thoughts. We are finally staring to see the light at the tunnel and I am almost convinced that it is daylight and not a train! We will keep you in the loop on progress. On a final note, Ray says if we get started in the next week or so we should be in the house by the end of January.