Well, things have slowed down quite a bit during the holidays. Hopefully, we’ll start moving again on Monday. Yesterday was pretty rainy, so I hope things dry out enough for someone to show up. I’ve been busy on the phone, so we do have a few things lined up.
Gas line: I had two plumbers, besides the one my PB sent, to give me quotes for running the gas line to the pool heater. One was $1000 more than the $3100 I was quoted by the PB’s guy and the other was more than double the original quote. So the PB’s guy will be back next week (I hope) to run that pipe.
Landscaping: The landscaper my PB typically uses is pretty sick in the hospital with Covid. They recommended another company who came out and quoted $25,000 for grading, sod, and a few privacy trees. Needless to say, we’re soliciting more quotes. I’m not here to knock anyone’s hustle, but c’mon!
Marker tiles other bling: Had to pay a petty penny to get marker tiles on the ledges, steps and spa seat. They haven’t been installed yet. I think they’ll go on just before plaster. I was quoted an outrageous price by my project manager to add glass beads to the pebble finish. Apparently, he mis-quoted and have talked to the main office about this. They will get back to me on the price to hand cast the beads on the surface.
Fence: We don’t have an existing fence so we called on 3 different companies for quotes. The lowest quote was almost a third of the highest quote. We chose the lowest one. Not to save money, but they had the best reputation and were more knowledgeable than the other two.
That’s all I’ve got so far. I’ll get more pics up soon. They did build out our stone steps and fireplace. I think decking is next?