They finished! They got everything up! The tool worked! That's the good news. Now the bad news.
They didn't show up until 10:30. They didn't finish until 9:30. Yep. Took 'em 11 hours.
On the upside, the tool not only got up all the wood, it also scraped off the glue. The floor looks good to go for the installation starting Wednesday morning. Probably around 10:30.
I got up early this morning to make sure the cats had a chance to eat, drink, and use the litterbox. Ashley would have gladly gone out and tried to make friends with Chico, Pedro, and Ricardo. Scooter, on the other hand, was gonna spend all day in the closet. No sense having him do that with a full bladder.
I'm back with the dehumidifiers dehumidifying away. Plus, there's a nice film of dust over everything.
I called my cleaning lady tonight and told her not to come on Wednesday. I told her I might need her next week (I am the eternal optimist) on the off chance that the floor would be done by then and I would be having Thanksgiving at my house. I even offered her more money as an incentive. If the floor is done by then, it will be a happy Thanksgiving.
So, I ate supper tonight around 10:00. How European of me. What did I have? Parmesan pork chop (Dip pork chop in egg and then drop in a bag with crushed cornflakes, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Shake bag. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.) and fettucine al Fredo. Opened a Petit Syrah.
I can sleep in tomorrow. That's the good news. Tomorrow night, the board of directors of the Sommelier Guild of Atlanta is meeting at Toulouse, a restaurant in Buckhead, to plan our annual Champagne tasting. That's also good news. We each are bringing a bottle of wine (there are six of us), and some directors may bring more than one bottle. Also good news. We are going to sample items on the menu to decide what courses to serve with what wines. Also good news. The Guild pays for our dinner. Yet more good news.
The bad news? The floor people are coming Wednesday morning to start the install. I think I'll move the cats' litter box into my shower. I'll put food and water in one of my closets. Then I'll go back to bed.
Posted by denny at November 14, 2005 10:31 PMI'd clean house for nothin' to go to Toulouse in Buckhead!!!!
Recipe sounds good. Yes, this Jew eats pork chops! 20 friggin' feet of pork in every market in the South...I couldn't believe it!
Glad the work is getting done...contractor should have it done by Thanksgiving???
Posted by: vicki on November 14, 2005 11:46 PMWednesday morning? Will that be Atlanta time, or Mexico City time?
Hope all goes well, or at least better than it has up until now.
I do feel your pain. I just had my hardwood floors installed over the weekend and my whole house is covered in dust. The guys took 3 days to remove the rotted hardwood and install new hickory flooring. I absolutely love it but will never want to live through that again. I am sure that I will be cleaning the dust for the next few weeks, one room at a time. Good luck with your project.
p.s. my cat did not care for the noise as well. He his under the blankets of my bed for the most part. I locked him, his litter and water in the masterbedroom and he did just fine.
Posted by: Anna on November 15, 2005 12:23 PMJeez Denny, it took 11 hours to get your wood up?
Posted by: Rich on November 15, 2005 01:39 PMRich - Yep. The glue they used when they installed the floor two months ago was a really, really, good glue. Not only did they have to get the floor up, but they had to scrape off the glue residue as well. The total square footage was about 600 square feet.
Posted by: Denny on November 15, 2005 02:09 PM-- nope -- nevermind!
Posted by: Indigo on November 15, 2005 11:37 PMIndigo... took me a couple minutes...nope, me either! ;>)
Posted by: vicki on November 16, 2005 12:38 AMWho wants Ice Cream?
Posted by: lisakay on November 17, 2005 06:32 AM