I just checked the blog and realized it’s been over three weeks since I posted – shame on me. My excuse is that nothing much has happened on Worth street during the last couple of weeks. Things really slowed to crawl during the holidays.

During the first two weeks of December the contractors completed the drywall, painted the walls/ceilings and installed new 6 panel doors. Since the third week hit we’ve only completed the tile in the bathrooms and kitchen counter top. I’ll probably call the contractor today and offer him a $500 bonus if he can finish it all in the next 2 weeks.

I found that no single Lowes (nor Home Depot) store had enough of the bathroom tile I needed.  I really wasn’t that picky about the bathroom tile but I had to visit 3 different stores for to load up enough shower tile for the shower and bathtub.  What a pain.  

On the bright side, I did find cheap granite tile for the kitchen countertops at $2/sq ft at a local builder surplus warehouse. I also purchased the vanities, sinks, lights, fans and faucets. So far I’ve spent around $26,500 so I am on track to come in under my $40k budget.

While I was at the house one day, a guy was going door-to-door looking to rake yards. I had him rake and clean up the tree limbs/brush for $100. It took all day to pack up 65 bags of leaves and pile brush/limbs 10 feet high for the trash guys.  Now I just need to install a few bushes and flowers to complete the landscaping.

I don’t expect a lot to happen this week but hopefully we’ll get rolling again next week.