Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The Brick-laying Drags On

Yesterday, they showed up to work on the front porch pavers and the two front gables. I was there just before noon, and one guy had almost finished the porch and the others had laid the first 2-3 rows of bricks on the right-hand gable. At 5:30 in the evening, I passed again. One guy was starting to acid wash, and the others were just finishing the first gable! I'm not sure what would take an entire day on one gable.

These guys are starting to outlast their welcome. Not just because they're taking too long but because they've been using my tools that I've left at the house, using my lumber for their purposes, and making a mess inside the house where we've already cleaned up. Some small things have gone missing. Luckily nothing expensive. But it's time for them to finish up and move on. They should finish today, I think.

Yesterday, they also put in my stone house number plaque. In the process, they managed to chip it in two corners. On top of that, it's not placed evenly in the wall!

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