Day 206 - Warehousing... (updated)

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We have been picking up things here and there over the past four months or so, when they have been on sale. So far, we have:
- laundry room floor (Armstrong commercial vinyl tile)
- laundry room sink and faucet
- main bath sink faucet and bath/shower faucet
- lights for master suite closets
- exterior light fixtures
- master bedroom light fixture/fan
- powder room faucet (although just discovered this is wrong)
- glass door for master bath (will be mounted as a pocket door)
- exterior door hardware - levers and locks
- house numbers and door bells
- microwave/range hood combination
- laundry room light fixtures
I may have forgotten a few other things too.

We have ordered and put a deposit down on:
- interior doors (Masonite Palazzo, plus french doors for foyer and solarium)
- fireplace
- plumbing
All of these guys required that we read over every line of the purchase order and sign it before taking a deposit. I am not looking forward to the next Visa statement!!

We have selected, but have not ordered or put a deposit down for these items:
- flooring
- light fixtures
- cabinetry
- trim styles
- light fixtures
- garage doors.

We are working on:
- propane supplier (we got a good tip from Kim Miller, one of Mark's former colleagues)
- electrical plan
- fence
- finding a way to fix the powder room faucet problem
- paint colours (to be honest, Freda is doing the heavy lifting on this really)

Still to do:
- select stucco colour, texture, and supplier (need to get samples from Charles)
- select aluminum fascia/trim colour

Fence
Freda has been researching some companies that install chain link fence. We want to have a fenced area so we can let Tawny run loose in the back yard. Ostensibly this would also be to contain any visiting dogs, but Freda is concerned about keeping the local bears, coyotes, wolves, and porcupines away from Tawny. (I am not concerned about the bears (they would stay away), and think Tawny could take care of herself, if pressed, by a coyote or wolf although we would not want that to happen of course. Porcupines are another story, we've already had that $500 vet experience, thank you very much!!)

However, most fencing companies won't work past mid- to late-November and it is quite unlikely that (a) the rock in the area we would like to have fenced in will magically disappear by then, and (b) the septic lines need to be installed before the

And for some really great news...
We took lunch out to the crew on Saturday. When we were leaving we bumped into Steve Berry who told us that he found three sites for the excess rock on our property, so we won't have to spend a penny to get all that rock shifted. Fabulous! And the best part is.... this should all happen before the snow flies! Absolutely wonderful. Thank you Steve!