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May. 25th, 2012 09:54 amI aten't dead.
I'm just very very tired.
And a little annoyed that none of the contractors have called me back yet or even acknowledged that they got the e-mails I sent them detailing the scope of the job and the age and potential whatevers of the house. Need quotes, guys. I need quotes and you need money. Don't you want my money? Well, the bank's money, but you know.
We changed over to a renovation loan so we can get shit done without dealing with any more banks any more than we already have to. Originally the plan was, buy the house, hire contractors for specific stuff like electric and heat and the small masonry fixes (front step. Three bricks broken or out of place. Not that hard.), then install the fixtures and tighten up the banister and sand and paint and finish the interior ourselves, etc. But the lending bank said NO. THIS HOUSE MUST BE SPIT-SHINE PERFECT. So we said fine, fuck you, give us a renovation loan, we'll hire the contractor, and we won't have to spend all our weekends fixing up the place. We won't, I don't think, spend too much money more either. And it'll be the same cost as the original price of the house, which was the upper limit of our budget.
So now we have Renovation Lady, and I've called around and sent the details of the house plus a list of repairs the bank wants to three general contractors, because we have to hire a general contractor and let them do the sub-contracting. Only that was Wednesday, and I haven't heard back from them or gotten the promised callback from (oh, hey, I don't have to make sure Mortgage Lady 2 is on my emails either anymore) Renovation Lady and argh. Well, one contractor was on holiday, so I don't expect a callback from him. The other two, augh. TALK TO ME, PEOPLES.
I guess at this point I call everyone back and make sure they got my emails. And maybe try and call Renovation Lady later today.
So, I'm freaking exhausted. How are you? I had an actual kind of mini twitter conversation with Jackie Earle Haley last night. That was kind of awesome. I should really stop showing off at him, but dammit, he opens himself up to it and then he talks to me and now maybe he remembers me a little more? Okay, I'm going to stop bouncing about this one of these days, I swear.
Oh, hey, that's the one guy, but he's booked into the fall. Poop. Okay, calling the other contractor, let's get this day started.
I'm just very very tired.
And a little annoyed that none of the contractors have called me back yet or even acknowledged that they got the e-mails I sent them detailing the scope of the job and the age and potential whatevers of the house. Need quotes, guys. I need quotes and you need money. Don't you want my money? Well, the bank's money, but you know.
We changed over to a renovation loan so we can get shit done without dealing with any more banks any more than we already have to. Originally the plan was, buy the house, hire contractors for specific stuff like electric and heat and the small masonry fixes (front step. Three bricks broken or out of place. Not that hard.), then install the fixtures and tighten up the banister and sand and paint and finish the interior ourselves, etc. But the lending bank said NO. THIS HOUSE MUST BE SPIT-SHINE PERFECT. So we said fine, fuck you, give us a renovation loan, we'll hire the contractor, and we won't have to spend all our weekends fixing up the place. We won't, I don't think, spend too much money more either. And it'll be the same cost as the original price of the house, which was the upper limit of our budget.
So now we have Renovation Lady, and I've called around and sent the details of the house plus a list of repairs the bank wants to three general contractors, because we have to hire a general contractor and let them do the sub-contracting. Only that was Wednesday, and I haven't heard back from them or gotten the promised callback from (oh, hey, I don't have to make sure Mortgage Lady 2 is on my emails either anymore) Renovation Lady and argh. Well, one contractor was on holiday, so I don't expect a callback from him. The other two, augh. TALK TO ME, PEOPLES.
I guess at this point I call everyone back and make sure they got my emails. And maybe try and call Renovation Lady later today.
So, I'm freaking exhausted. How are you? I had an actual kind of mini twitter conversation with Jackie Earle Haley last night. That was kind of awesome. I should really stop showing off at him, but dammit, he opens himself up to it and then he talks to me and now maybe he remembers me a little more? Okay, I'm going to stop bouncing about this one of these days, I swear.
Oh, hey, that's the one guy, but he's booked into the fall. Poop. Okay, calling the other contractor, let's get this day started.