Today was a battle of the trades.

The tilers were ticked 'cause they lost all of yesterday because the floor wasn't level. They were even more ticked today because the floors still weren't level. It's not their job to level the cement. They were less than thrilled to have to supervise the cement crew. Even after the cement guys ground down the cement, a level showed the spots weren't ground down enough. Our warranty guy took the flak from the tilers. He discovered that one of the cement grinder's tools wasn't working right. So that man was spending a lot of time getting nowhere. (And he didn't let his supervisors know, why?) They had to call in another crew who had working equipment. Another half day needlessly lost for the tilers. It's a good thing the tilers were the foremen today. They wouldn't let the cement grinders leave until the floor was actually level.

Plants were moved. Sprinklers were adjusted. A new tree will be here on Friday. The pulverized rock will be removed from the grass area, and the grass area will be leveled. (I'm beginning to get a complex about things being level. I'm feeling rather unbalanced -- quit laughing). No photos of the outside today, though, 'cause I've been kinda trapped upstairs. Some of the tiles are dry enough to walk on now.

It's apparent Conan's office has never been completely painted. So, they will call in painters to paint it. I closed my office door the other day to keep out some of the jackhammer noise and found the back of the door hadn't been painted. I'm now assuming all the doors haven't been painted except for the one that has been replaced 'cause it had a hole in it.