That's a whole lot of extra block left over!!
Yesterday, they set the forms for the lintel over the sliding glass doors, and we scheduled the inspection for today.
The window installer called to let us know they were going to drop by the house just to check the openings to make sure they were the right size. And they all were... until they got to the back sliding glass door opening. We are putting in these beautiful, zero corner sliding glass doors. They will look like this, except for with white frames.
On the M/O sheet with the opening sizes, the left side opening should be 77.922 inches (Not sure how you do the .922)
What we actually got was somewhere between 74 and 75 inches.
That black line is where the edge of the wall needs to be, or the doors simply will not fit. Not good.
So, with the window installation manager there, we called the mason to talk to him about it, and he said he would send some guys out to fix it before they poured the lintel. Hopefully, they get it all figured out.
The masonry contractor is also going to be doing our framing. With the walls up, the trusses should be going on soon, and then framing should be starting soon after that. On the quote that we got from him before we started this whole thing, it states "We will furnish labor and materials for the following scope of work." So when the contractor asked Pete when we were going to drop the lumber pack, it took him completely by surprise, to say the least. We had gotten a quote for the lumber, to the tune of around $10,000, at some point in this process. We always assumed that we wouldn't need it, but low and behold, we do. I verified with the contractor, and the numbers do seem to indicate that the quote was for labor only, even if the verbiage did not clearly state it.
So that's a huge hit to the budget. So, we will order the lumber, and we move forward. Because pretty soon, I want to be moving into this house!!
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