Week #24 - Finishing Details...Part 4

(June 28 - July 4, 2010)

Casa Roa end of Week #24

The last phase of the water/sewer line upgrade was started this week. We hired a private contractor (certified by the city to complete this type of work) to replace the lines from our property line out to the City's main lines. It is worth noting that the private contractors all quoted below the City's own estimate for this work - and the work is presumably completed in a more timely fashion.

The road, sidewalk, and boulevard were dug up and the new lines were install all in the same day. The road was repaved and a new sidewalk and curb were poured a day later. As mentioned in an earlier posting, this was all completed at our expense despite it being the City's property. Sigh. I will this expenditure with the City after the building inspector completes his final inspection and we are moved into the house. This story to be continued... In the meantime, we finally have the last of our services reconnected. Looking forward to seeing what our water pressure will be like when we flush a toilet while the shower is running!!

Inside Casa Roa, the finishing work continues. The highlight of the week was that the hardwood floors were started. The upstairs floors were completed in one day. It looks gorgeous! Tiling continues in the bathrooms.

Photo of hardwood floors in Master Bedroom

Until next week...