Demo Starts... ah, no

I'm really hoping this isn't a sign of things to come. It's last Thursday, demo day and the excitement is there. I stop by the house on the way home and what's happened? Maybe some abatement?! Destruction of walls?! Something exciting, right! Ah, no... the Biffy arrived. Huh?

Apparently MOC hasn't gotten the permits from the city of St. Paul yet. So, we wait. And as of today, we still wait. But hey, we're doing a radon test! That's exciting right? Ah, no. The HVAC and electrician are coming to check on and do some minor stuff on Thursday. That's exciting, right? Ah, no.

It's not easy, but we're trying to stay positive. Being a week behind right from the get-go doesn't inspire confidence.

Now, all that said, I did meet with MOC and someone who will be helping with LEED certification. There's still some questions, but it looks like with very little effort we'll be able to achieve a base level of LEED certification. At issue is whether we meet some of the basic prerequisites. For example, is the furnace have the minimum specs needed? It's not that old and in my book is a few years from needing replacement, but if it doesn't meet LEED specs, what then? Is certification worth the extra dollars? Some dollars, probably. But new furnace dollars? It may be money spent eventually and "green" homes do seem to sell on average for high prices, but how much of a concern is that right now? So, there's some questions to wrestle with and take the mind off the permit issue. Grrrrr.