It just gets better and better

First, the most entertaining bit. If you missed the beginning of the siding story, read this. Then read this. Then, get ready to laugh. The "ABC" Siding company called AGAIN today, wanting to know what they could do to get our business, and find out why their previous attempt fell flat. L said, because your price was higher than nearly everyone else's, you stood us up for an evening appointment, and you refused to present a detailed proposal. (A number on the back of a business card is not a proposal. Especially when it's a five-digit number.) We now have someone out there siding the house AS WE SPEAK. (For 25% less, even.). Thank you for playing our game, bye now.

Yes, the insulation guys started Monday. The siding guys had material delivered on Monday and started on Tuesday. They basically did most of the housewrap first day and started siding Wednesday.

This morning, the siding guys couldn't find the materials they needed for work under the eaves, then L found it, wrapped UNDERNEATH the siding and had to show them where it was. That was probably the fault of their vendor who wrapped the material and put it on the pallet.

Then the sheetrock truck came and they used a boom truck (crane?) from the street behind us, to load the sheetrock for upstairs through the 2nd floor balcony window (!!) They navigated over power lines and the garage and pissed off the lady behind us because they blocked her driveway while they were clearing away from power lines, etc.

THEN L discovered that the siders were putting the vented soffits underneath the eaves, BACKWARDS, and he had to go to the manufacturer's website and print out the official installation instructions to show them how it's done.

Finally, after dinner, Joey, who managed to sneak into addition through the "secret passage" last week, got the full tour tonight after dinner. Ever since he "accidentally" got over there last week, he's been dying to figure out what's going on over there. Everything has been officially investigated and sniffed, so I don't know if that will kill his curiosity or make it worse. In a few months, he'll have full reign, I mean, rein, in the area.

Not sure when the sheet rock crew gets here, probably next week. The sheets are 4x12, very heavy and there are dozens of them. We thought moving the tile was bad!!!