RhinoShield

We've got a few bids from painters recently for the exterior of the house. The variability was pretty shocking.

But I also remembered recently seeing a product display for RhinoShield at West Coast Green, and wanted to check them out in more detail. The basic idea is it's a paint-like coating that can be tinted (and looks) like any color paint, but it's actually a ceramics-based sealing material. They came by on Monday and gave us their spiel.

RhinoShield costs more than painting, but actually not much more than the higher end painting estimates we got. It's supposed to last forever and has a lifelong transferable warranty (so that'd be the life of the house, not you).

I like the idea, both from a cost / hassle standpoint and an environmental one, of not having to repaint every 5-10 years. It's also a greener way to go in terms of energy efficiency (effectively adding extra insulation to your home), encapsulation of existing lead paint (though I'm not that worried we have any), and no VOCs.

We're going to sign a contract with them tomorrow.

Final inspections

We had our final plumbing inspection yesterday. Today I learned via email that we did not pass.

Our GC's mesage did not say why, but suggested it's a minor issue and the final will just need to be rescheduled.

Drama.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

Kitchen coming together

All the big things are moved in. We could even cook something if we could find a pan...



Still lots of cabinet carpentry, priming, and painting, and that's what we've been working on mostly the last few days.



Hopefully we can get final inspections done this week. Maybe then the whole project will span my birthday to Thea's. :-)

Double doody

A second functioning indoor loo! Luxury!

They are among us.

...and they have a plan.

FINALLY.

Far from ideal, but a shower's a shower. The correct curtain ring should arrive Thursday or Friday.