Finally, a schedule

We had our first official post-contract-signing meeting last Thursday. We got together with Ryan, our architect and a bunch of people from MOC. Primary on the list was going over all the little things involved in the construction process like, "how do I contact you?", "when should our weekly meeting be", "where should the Biffy go?", and on and on... exciting stuff, I know.

On the flip side, we got our first chance to see the schedule, which MOC has been piecing together for the past week and a half. Of course the first thing we did was flip to the last page to see when things end. Unfortunately, and to be honest, disappointingly, they're projecting Jan 10th of 2010. Yuck, yuck, yuck. I'm glad to finally have a schedule, but next Jan?!?!?!

Well, we expressed our disappointment and challenged to see what can be done to bring that back in. But, the reality is that we're starting much later than we would have liked to. Official demo (not done by me, that is) starts on June 18th, so next Thursday. I think part of the frustration is that we have a feeling that should have started a month ago.

So, while we wait for the 18th, I've been charged with taking down the rest of the wood paneling, which is now done, and the exterior siding, which isn't done. Oh, and I have to move all my stacks of wood into the garage. Here's the redwood and flooring. The Doug Fir is just as much.

That was supposed to be my chore this past weekend, but our house has turned into the sick ward. I got a bit done, but half my time on Sat was spent building a table with Cailin, and I only got a little more than 2 hours on Sun. Guess I might need to be a bit more aggressive.