So Frustrating!

So the contractor for the stucco repair has completely screwed us. He is a nice enough guy but always promises and never follows through. He asked for the remainder of the money before the job was finished. Now I know that is a big no no to pay someone before the work is finished, but he said he would be finished that day. Before the work was done he packed up and left. I told him to come back and we went over the areas that were missed or I wasn't satisfied with. He agreed they didn't look good and said he'd be back the next day. It's now been two more weeks. Wow! He promises and then never comes. His friggen ladder is still in my yard too. I'm filing in conciliation court this Friday if it's not finished. What a HEADACHE! NEVER use Andy Holloway!

On a lighter note- check out our completed fence!







I l0ve the stainless steel post caps. Now we just need to find the right shad of taupe for the house. The garage color is not what we were looking for.

The garden is looking great! I'm so happy I had somebody design the landscaping for me!

Big Weekend Project!

This weekend we will be pressure washing our house. Luckily my brother inlaw has a machine he is going to let us borrow. On Monday we are going to have a contractor begin stucco patching and repair. The stucco has come off near all of our down spouts on the gutters. They also took out 2 windows at some point, one of in the bathroom shower (thank god) the other in the kitchen above the stove. There isn't much wall space in the kitchen so I see the need for the window to be gone- however there isn't much light. It's really a toss up. They are going to come over and put the texture back up to make our house look good again. Then we will paint this fall. Here are the problem areas:




As you can tell we need new gutters too. I doubt gutters will be a huge expense but I guess you never know. We are painting the house a medium taupe and all the trim will be white. I am so excited. Our curb appeal will sky rocket once this is complete.

As promised, here is a close up of our required 40% open fence:


And finally, we are going to have a BBQ on Saturday July 11th, friends, neighbors and fellow bloggers in Minneapolis are welcome. If you would like directions and time please email me at ssetzer@athomeapartments.com We'd love to meet you!