House on hold

My patient house is waiting for its front door to be delivered...supposed to happen yesterday, now waiting on it today. Until the door is installed, they can't close up the house and turn on the heat, which needs to happen before next Wednesday when the spray-foam insulation guys are coming. Going with soy-based foam in keeping with the green theme.

The french doors that lead out to the screen porch in the back (see photo) are the last piece of the exterior puzzle. They are also supposed to come next week, but the guys boarded up the hole in the meantime so they can stay warm while working inside.

Slate floor tiles are overdue as well. Hope to see them magically appear today. Who knew that it would cost almost $100 more to ship from Vermont to NY, than from Vermont to South Jersey? Doesn't make any sense, but it's true. As long as they come this week while I am here, it will be okay...won't be installing them for awhile.

And the Maytag Man wants to deliver the oven and dishwasher even though we are at least a month from kitchen installation. I think we are finalizing the plans for that and actually placing the order for cabinets and countertops tomorrow or Friday.

So even though I am not seeing a lot of progress on the house this week, I am tying up a lot of loose ends. And that can only be a good thing!