Morningside Renovation

Our Journey Through The Renovation Process Of Our Future "Forever Home" In Morningside (Atlanta,GA)

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Step Forward (baby steps count don’t they?)

Yeah, our GC said the plans were approved today by the city and are to be picked up tomorrow. Only a 10 day delay, we can handle that.

We’ve had a lot of rain lately and unfortunately some is accumulating on the hardwood floors in one of the bedrooms.  Seems that it’s coming in from the area covering what they demo’d.  Definitely concerning to see but when I told the GC he said that he would have someone fix the tarp and not to worry because it won’t hurt the floors, also that it’s common in these types of remodeling jobs. 

He also said that they’ll check the depth of the grading tomorrow (thank you), I’m curious to hear back about this because I truly don’t think that it’s deep enough for an 8′ finished ceiling which is noted throughout the plans and has been discussed numerous times.  He still can’t tell me when they’ll pour the foundation or lay the plumbing, my hope is soon.

Remember, originally we were suppose to be in the house in May, then July – now that isn’t looking too promising.  Are there really no schedules or timelines in residential construction?  This is starting to become pretty frustrating.


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We Shall See

I met with our GC today at my office.  I’m hopeful that something was accomplished and that we’re on the same page however he didn’t take any notes and said a few times that “we’ll figure it out when we get to it” and that he’ll “give us plenty of time” with regards to advance notice in making decisions/selections. He didn’t stay very long, he said that he had another commitment.  He also couldn’t give me any sort of schedule or timeline, however I did give him a copy of the plans which Julie and I had marked up.  We shall see but I’m not feeling too good about it, just skeptical and disappointed – really wish that I could have discussed everything in more detail and not felt like I was under a time constraint or that we were such a bother.  Confused is probably also an accurate feeling, maybe I’m overreacting and this is how it’s handled with residential construction – but I sort of feel like we’re being held hostage. 

As for my concerns with the depth of the grading, he said that it was fine, still doesn’t make sense to me but then again I’ve never built a house before.  Guess that I’ll be doing some research on Renovator’s Place and Fine Homebuilding.  And thankfully I have a lot of wood to split, great way to take out my frustrations.


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A Little Anxious

Ok, I’m probably overreacting but I’m feeling a little anxious.  We’re 3 1/2 months away from the projected move-in date and a hammer hasn’t even been swung yet. 

So I asked our GC for a schedule and I was quickly informed that they don’t do that in residential construction, it was as if he found it funny that I would even ask.  He even stated that “he hasn’t lost a house yet” and that there are way too many variables.  That goes totally against my wife and my personality but what can you do?  He’s calm, the designers calm, they’ve done this before – Julie and I will have to be more disciplined with our patience.  But I still can’t help but think “what comes next”?