Hardly. Still, it snowed. We had some brief snow flurries on and off through the afternoon yesterday. Then, as I was coming home from the afternoon walk with Tasha, the flakes got big and it snowed pretty heavily for about ten minutes. Needless to say, there was no accumulation at all. But the snow was pretty while it fell.
We had major progress on the contractor front yesterday. The deck guy's crew showed up on time (eight a.m.) and got to work on the garden shed. They installed two tie rods along two of the shed's walls to stabilize the building. Ça ne bougera plus, one of the guys said (It won't move any more). It took them about two hours (I'll get some photos when the weather improves). As they were leaving, their boss showed up with another colleague and they did a once-over of the underside of the deck. They're going to sandblast the old chipping paint off and re-do it as part of the renovation.
I took the opportunity to ask if he had an idea when we'd be scheduled. I asked if it would be a matter of weeks or a matter of months. He shook his head and said no, no, we're talking weeks. You'll have the deck done before summer. I hope he's right.
Covid did a number on the local contractors' schedules, as did the crappy weather we had last summer. Add to that the supply chain issues and you come up with two years of cascading delays. I'm hopeful this new flurry (!) of activity means that the contractor's got what he needs (namely the deck tiles we ordered) to get under way as the weather warms up.
So, the deck renovation lasted only thirteen years! Are you hoping this one will last longer?
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the deck, we have been trying to talk to someone about a kitchen since October, we have an appointment at noon to look at finishes and layout
ReplyDeleteI hear tell there is a lot of back up and things on hold from the complex complicated consequences of covid.
ReplyDeleteThe snow looks lovely.
Exciting news!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo :)
We had horizontal snow here chez nous yesterday - almost of Derbyshire proportions!
ReplyDeleteFortunately it didn't settle and soon disappeared but it's still bitterly cold.
from what you've reported, it sounds as if the deck contractor is doing his best to stay in communication and get promised work done. It must be hard on those workers when they can't get supplies and equipment they need. Hope he can get it done fairly soon.
ReplyDeletechm, hope springs eternal!
ReplyDeletetravel, we see work going on all around us, so we know the contractors are busy. I'm hopeful (see above) that it will have been worth the wait.
michael, that's what we hear, too.
judy, fingers crossed!
jean, yes, these are chilly mornings. We got spoiled week before with the nice warm, dry, sunny weather.
emm, he's not so good with regular communication, but I think he's sincere.