Renovating Denver - One House at a Time

A Case of the Mondays

When I got to the house this morning, Tony (our friend/contractor) said, “We’ve got some problems”

Uh-oh. The plumber who started the project is in jail. For 18 months.

What can we do other than find someone new? Hopefully we can find someone who can pick up where he left off.

So, at least the deck/porch materials got delivered today! We chose GeoDeck for the deck, it’s a composite material that does not need maintenance. We ordered this really nice steel blue color, and I love it. The deck is pretty much ready to be built. We just need the mason to come and tuckpoint and prepare the area where the ledger will attach to the house. Some of the bricks were a little loose, and luckily, the mason arrived late this morning to set up his gear.

We will need an expert mason for several more projects, but at least for now he can start where the ledger needs to go. We are also having the mason “cut away” brick to enlarge the window opening on the second floor to accomodate French doors.

He will also brick up the columns for the porch and build a half wall around the porch. Precision is critical - so it was great to have the mason and the deck builder collaborate on exactly how it will be built.

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