Day 83: The French Doors Arrive -- And Bugs in the Bathroom!

The French doors are in, and look good -- although they still need to be painted/treated and get door knobs. Job foreman Paco says the doors were difficult to install -- the holes they left for the doors weren't big enough, so he had to do some trimming to get them in.

Also, bcause we're having the doors swing out onto the patio (rather than the normal way, which is to have them swing inside), the doors technically are backward. The bigger seam between the doors is on the inside (although there's still one on the outside as well.) We decided to have the doors swing out because the rooms are already so tiny, we didn't want to be limited design-wise with what we do inside the rooms.


The side


French door upclose


View of the French doors from the family room


View of the French doors from the new bedroom


Latsest bathtub shot -- the tub was slightly longer than the room allowed, which means the wood framing had to be cut in a spot to accomodate it. Not sure how that's going to work, but we'll see.


But with that water now sitting there for a few weeks, it's getting pretty gross -- and has claimed the lives of several bugs.


The ants appreciate the tub, though -- they've been enjoying the water,


Now, the insulation waits to be installed.


View of the garage from the family room.


And a shot under the house, where the AC unit has been extended.

So contractor Menny says we'll start to move at lightning speed after our next inspection, which was supposed to take place on Friday. Did we pass? I haven't heard... but with no fire sprinker system yet installed, I'd be surprised if it did.

I brought home the new kitchen tile on Friday, and Maria plans to bring home the new bathroom tile early next week. We still need to pick up insulation for the garage; a backsplash and countertop for the kitchen; and a new garage door. What a pricy list!