Wednesday at noon we meet Robert at the house with the electrician to go over all the electrical and plumbing in the place. Switch by switch, outlet by outlet, light by light – 3 hours.
Of course there were issues.
The light switch is supposed to be next to the door, not in the middle of the wall
There is no 220 outlet for the dryer
The shower is supposed to be on the opposite wall
The wall needs to be wider and the windows narrower and the switch moved over to allow for a king sized bed
This list is very long – no real show stoppers – many things for them to change and some things for us to live with.
Thursday is a morning filled with decisions. Sonya is responsible for documenting paint colour, tile, light fixtures, faucets, sinks, wood finish. Robert, Lisle, Sonya and I in a room, tile, wood and paint samples on the floor. 3 conversations going at once. Tile we had picked in San Jose was good, but this one they had was better, brighter. The trim works really well, but the wall tile is muddy – too grey. Paint is yellow, not that one – too green, but the other works. The columns need to be white – do you have a standard white – no – ok, there are only 30 or so in the paint sample block – and inside needs to be neutral not too grey – another 30 or so to choose from. Poor Sonya kept asking – did we decide on that? Usually the answer was – not yet! We actually ended with choices we will confirm shortly.
Upstairs lead to discussion of ceiling fans, light fixtures, granite, sinks, faucets. All of which are selected. I really wish Claudio was here! We will confirm all the decisions in a week – once we get to review this with him!
Another beer is needed!!
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