Friday 6/26/15

This might turn out to be the wettest June on record. Today it was unseasonably cool, and it rained fairly hard all day. Over an inch of rain had fallen Thursday.

Joe, Eric, and I were scheduled to meet at 940 Westview to have Eric give some tips on the basement renovation. He told me that he would not be available to tackle a job of this size, but when we realized that a new bathroom was not going to happen, he eagerly agreed to do the work.

A new bathroom would involve digging up the concrete and relocating and adding pipes, and the bill would be around ten grand, so I said NO. Eric has changed direction in his business, and now concentrates on 'flipping' homes, rather than home renovations. However, he'll make some good money on my job, and use the proceeds to fund another 'flip'.

I called both guys at 9am, and we all met at 930am in the house on Westview. Joe had arrived early and the lights were on and the doors were open. We talked for over an hour, and Eric will write up his offer, and I'll receive it in the mail be early next week. Joe suggested that we renovate the west side of the basement along the I-beam. The walls and ceiling will be dry-walled and the floor will be covered in carpet tiles. Also, he'll frame in the living room bay window in aluminum. This will seal the wood frame and it won't need to be painted again. And, he'll remove the hall and living room carpet. The entire project should not run above $15,000.

On Friday evening I got a call back from Bivin Construction. This was a name that was given to me at Wilkerson Shell when I had the car worked on last week. I called him back on Saturday morning, but had to leave word. I also called Kevin Slater who was highly recommended to Joe by one of his realtor friends. I contacted Kevin on Saturday morning, but he said that he was booked until late September. I called Eric and told him that I would like another bid, but he was '90% my guy', and I would allow him to see and comment on any counter bid. We also discussed getting the carpet tiles ordered since most places do not carry this product 'in store'.