A million little pieces.
Posted on December 1st, 2007 – 8:54 PMBy Jason Hammond
As we get closer to our move in date on our project you would imagine that things start to get easier, however the harsh reality is that they only become more fragmented. a single days delay on sheetrocking, taping, mudding etc. has major impact on your painting schedule, which in turn bumps your cabinet installation out, which messes with your trim going up. There are so many little details, involving a diverse cast of characters — and all of it must be coordinated with the delicacy associated with air traffic controlling, to avoid a major collision.
Just when we think we have the schedule down and rolling another bump in the road seems to throw us off course. The schedule appears to have become a living document with the sole purpose in life is to add drama and stress to our lives. Unfortunately the schedule is thriving and our energy to fight the good fight is beginning to bend to its will. I’ve been trying to work every extra hour I have to steer us back on course and make-up some of the time but for the moment it seems to be an exercise in futility. Tomorrow I have 3 or 4 projects on the schedule that should at least knock out a few off of the seemingly endless items on our punch list of things to do.
4 Responses to "A million little pieces."
Jason, I totally feel your pain. I’m at the same exact point, waiting for tomorrow where the HVAC company will try to figure out why there’s some duct work down our first floor hallway that doesn’t seem to connect to anything.
And the floor company won’t sand our floors until we get the AC running for two weeks, and we can’t get final electrical until we paint and install fixtures…
Ack.
But it’ll all be worth it when you’re done (and I certainly hope the same applies for us!)
Welcome to the real world. I’m almost “glad” that you encounter the same problems as the rest of us. I stood under the impression that everything worked almost too smoothly.
Some memories come up … the truck that delivered our tile was involved in an accident, the tile broke and had to be ordered again. Wasted days, a lot of work was halted, and when the new tile was delivered, the tile crew had moved on to another project. *sigh* Wherever people are involved, things will go wrong. It seems to be inevitable.
But I hadn’t thought about this special incident since years. And it’ll be the same with you and your project - when it’s all done, you’ll forget the negative things and the stress that comes along with building a house.
Yes, lol, schedules are indeed alive. Great comment. And the last bit takes the most patience and hair pulling. Deep breaths, don’t forget to laugh, and stay positive. Everything looks great!
Hi Connie,
I am sure that most of these things will result in great stories down the road (and I am a storyteller) but in the heat of the moment, they are exhausting at times.
Jason
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