Flip in Utah

For me it’s always interesting to hire a contractor, since I’ve done contract work myself as a graphic designer. It’s interesting to hear how they like to price their service, as well as how they plan to get paid.

The original contractor I had hoped to use (Gene), had his project extended for a couple more weeks, and so he recommended someone else (Chris). I met with Chris on Friday and was impressed with him. As we walked the upper floor and discussed what I wanted to do, he made some excellent suggestions on changes.

Today I met with the tile guy. I was very impressed with his skills and knowledge. I selected 2 travertine tiles from the selection he brought with him, and he’s going to do some pricing, as well as put together a bid on tiling both bathrooms upstairs. He also had some great ideas for making the spaces look very high end, since his experience has him working on mostly higher-end homes.

Chris starts framing on Monday, hopefully we can get the plumber in quickly and then the tile guy started next week. I also heard from the guy who did the texture on my first house (it was a “fixer”) and I’ll need to get him a slot in the schedule to come over and texture the house. I spend most of today with my friends Abraham and Jon over at the house. I patched some more of the holes in the drywall, sanded, and primed in preparation for the texture. I read online that the texture will adhere much better to a prime wall, especially when it’s been painted with a semi-gloss.

Hopefully I’ll get up a few pictures tomorrow so you can see the progress. It’s not as dramatic, but keeps you up with what’s going on.