Painters showed up. Without calling surprise!

Wow. Someone banging on door woke me up. It was painters to power wash our house. Ok cool. The owner says he lost my number. Um ok how professional of you but whatever. I have to let them in garage to get to back of house. Well the owner left his son to do the power washing. The kid left the back door open to the garage and water is all over the floor and underneath dryer and on the hose for dryer. I was livid I shut the door and thought I bet he will just pressure wash with the actual garage door up. Sure enough he was going to but luckily I pulled it down. I mean really? The wash is mixture of bleach and water I guess. Sure smells like bleach. I don't want that all up in our garage or on my dryer for that matter. So looks like they are done. Not sure when they are going to paint. I assume not till after garage door is put up but I better not assume. lol

Someone showed up

Knock me over with a feather! Nice guy from the construction place we contracted with. He repaired stucco and also repaired our fascia. He told me that nails aren't going to stay too long cause the people that built the house had used paper of some sort but that it wasn't a big deal as long as we kept it painted. I told him we weren't planing on putting up shutters or anything that would require nails. Not sure what to think about that. Another thing that bothered me was he was eyeing our new riding mower. He made a point to ask about it. Kinda creeped me out and made me uneasy. Then some people pulled up to the house and supposedly said something about someone falling off a scooter or something. I don't know it was suspicious and here our garage is wide open for all the world to see everything that is in there. Maybe I am being paranoid?

Well no one has showed up today

I assume no work is being done today. However we bought a John Deere riding mower over the weekend and they will be delivering it soon! And have appointment with Lowes for Wednesday to measure for shutters for front of house. I want those babies in right now especially for front living room. Dogs are driving me nuts looking out the windows and barking. We had a film on old windows and you couldn't see out but with new windows they can see everything. Ugh! I supppose some day we will get someone out to finish up the rest of what they are suppose to do. I think if we don't hear from anyone by Friday we need to call or email them. That will make it 2 weeks since their last email.

A little bit of damage from them removing the wood around garage door. I hope they plan on fixing this?

Well they finally came out to remove wall. Actually they were out yesterday later in afternoon and removed a portion of one side. Looks a little better but really itching to get it all completed. Not sure if they are coming back or not as no one has called or sent us a schedule of the work so I guess we will be surprised as to what happens or who shows up next haha. I believe the driveway is to be torn out next and the sidewalk. So maybe I should move our truck just in case. Hopeful thinking hehe

Current exterior pictures of our home

Here is some pictures of the exterior of our current home. This was taken a day before they are to tear down the low wall in front of the house. They may also at the same time remove the driveway and sidewalk.

It's in a movie/slide show format.

And so it begins

Had someone knock on door last week. Not sure who they were or what they wanted as I do not and I repeat do not open the door to anyone unless I am expecting them. It doesn't take but 2 seconds to call someone to say hey I am coming over to look at this or that. Again someone knocks on door today. I do not recognize truck so I am not opening door. We are in process of having ton of work done and I know people will need to come over and quote bids. Fine but I don't think it is too much to ask to call ahead and schedule to make sure A. someone is home and B. that the someone in house will be expecting you and not freaked out to who is knocking on door. So at least this guy was smart and got in his truck and called me. I came out and told him I do not answer door unless I am expecting someone. I think he thought I thought he was some mass murderer or something but you can't be too careful these days. Yes I am home almost everyday but by myself and I do not feel secure just opening the door nilly willy to just anyone. Ok rant over.

We are still trying to decide a color to paint inside house. I think we are just going to contract someone to do it. I really don't see myself getting on a scaffold or ladder to paint. However I do see myself slipping and falling from ladder and scaffold hahaahaha

Day 2 of window installation

Tues they did all the windows. Today they installed storm door and new front door. Now they are putting in the sliding glass door. The house has been open to the elements from the hole where the sliding glass doors are going in. I do not like flying bugs. I am trying not to freak out out but can't wait for them to get the doors up and in place. Been up since 4:30 am and I am exhausted. I have to admit though it is making the house look much better. And quieter as well. Also has seemed to help with humidity in house. Really hoping that this helps with our cooling costs a little too. It is time for a nap soon lol

Almost done with front installation

However I am fighting vomiting as they are using some type of varnish to clean up I guess the caulk. Not to mention the one guy is smoking a cigarette outside. I am highly allergic and the combo of smoke smell and varnish is really not working for me. Will be glad when they are done and out of here for today.

Windows are here!!!

They people never called to tell us they were coming and got here 20min early. That really is a huge pet peeve of mine. We have animals and I need extra time to get them out and put away. Oh well. Wanted to get outside to get a before picture but again they arrived before I could get that done. They are doing the front of house today and also a new front door and storm door. The guy said he would not rush and be back tomorrow to do the back half of house. So hopefully they will be out of here around noon. Then I can take a nap haha