Yesterday was our daughter's actual 2nd birthday, so Steve and I took a break from all things construction and focused on Olive's day. So this post is going to be pretty light on details (sorry!)
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| Mmm. birthday treats. |
But we did stop by the house after the day is done to check out the progress. Day 5 was mostly drywall and what looks to be the half wall for our peninsula. Ideally, there would be no half wall here but to follow codes we had to place outlets every 2 feet on this wall. The wall also allowed us to keep the existing vent in the same area and also keep the really cool original scalloped vent grate (I'll have to take a picture of it another time)
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| I see you! |
We decided to see if my Black Friday globe pendant lighting finds would look good over this area by using Steve's strong manly arms to hold up the pendants in place. It took a little bit of imagination to picture it above the counter, but I think we could make it work. It's also hard to see with the plastic around the globes (the globes are crystal clear and should give the illusion of a smaller light fixture), but I'm really hoping they are not going to be too big. I guess some surprises will remain until it's all done.
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| Vanna, show us those globes... |
So other than new strategically placed outlets and electrical boxes for the pendant lighting above the sink, this is about all we could see for Day 5's progress. Unfortunately, they didn't quite finish today like we optimistically thought, but they'll be working through until Saturday in our absence (Today is going to be a day full of doctor's appointments then finally doing the long drive to Michigan to see family and celebrate Olive's birthday with even more cupcakes for the weekend).
Hopefully, Peter, our contractor extraordinaire, will take lovely pictures for us to blog, but i'm not holding my breath. So Day 6 and 7 will just have to be some write-ups and we'll take more pics when we get back from the weekend. I'm kind of sad that we won't be there for the last day of work, the JP6 crew has been a real pleasure to work with -- courteous, efficient, and very easy to work with in general-- it's sad that we can't be there to thank them in person when all is said and done. (I think Steve even made a few friends while chatting them up as they worked.. or found him a nuisance..) It's weird, but it's been nice having a whole team working on the house day in and day out. I think it's that feeling that things are moving along, but it'll be even nicer when things are actually done so I'm not hurting that bad.
But if you guys are looking to remodel and renovate in the Chicagoland area, I recommend giving these guys a call. As a company, JP6 Enterprise Handyman Services LLC, are just starting up, but Peter and his crew are very experienced and knowledgeable coming from an extensive background of working for a different construction company. So the expertise is there, they are competitively priced, work well and pretty fast too. They were able to came up with solutions right away on the few problems we ran into (vents, ducts, electrical) and didn't even break a sweat. I'm sure we'll be giving them a call for any other future projects. If you give them a call, tell them we, the Jermans, sent you! :)
So anyway, enough gushing. We'll try and stop by today on our way to Michigan to check out the progress, and to blog some more photos. In the meantime, hope y'all have a Happy Friday!
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