Schedule

Right after the (long) holiday break ended, Kevin and the team got together to make a plan for finishing the house.

Here’s his list of the remaining work to do:

• tile the pool surround
• tile the stairs
• install toilets, sinks, bidet units (i.e. bathroom finish work)
• install terrace railing and stair hand rails
• install kitchen
• finish outside fountain
• finish fireplace
• finish painting
• install lighting fixtures
• Johnny’s items – closet doors and nicchie finish work
• ENEL — permanent house electrical line (the only challenge I see, and, the house can continue to function in the interim on the current job site electrical supply)
• install internal doors
• install bug screens, etc. — the finish work associated with the windows, done after workmen stop traipsing through the house
• final heat test
• fotovolts connected to inverters, system test, etc.
• note, too, that the road will be competed…the final stratum of material goes on once everybody stops going to the house on a daily basis with heavy vehicles

It seems like a lot to us, as these details always take more time than you expect, but Kevin’s estimate is that it will all be done in just a few weeks, by early February at the latest.

I’m still expecting it will take a few weeks longer, but it really doesn’t matter either way. We won’t be able to get to Italy and use it right away — though we sure wish we could.

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Kevin asked the Director of Works, the geometra Jimmy, to make a report at the end of each month.

Here’s why this report is important:

1. To make sure the director of works is frequently on site
2. To ensure he is FORMALLY reporting back on a monthly basis that all works are proceeding as per contract and as per applicable building codes to ensure certification at end of project
3. To make sure end-of-project certifications are a “formality” and not a point of confusion as the director of works will need only revert to his/her monthlies and other notes
4. To keep the builder on his toes knowing that every month there will be a document that reviews his prior month’s work

Progress on the project has been steady once they were able to resume work after the bad weather. I’d say we’re 2-3 weeks behind the original schedule, but they say they can make up the time. (See update below the report.)

Here’s the February report.

An Update

Today we received the Giorni Persi per Maltempo report. This “Days Lost due to Bad Weather” report says that they have lost 2 days to snow and 5 to rain. (These days would be added to the end of the contract term, if need be.) So we’re a little closer to on schedule than I estimated above.

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