Meet the Commonwealth Builder's Team

Yes, yes, yes...we're moved in. I have been too overwhelmed to post anything, but I am cooking in the new kitchen daily and L-U-V it. We love the New Space and have admired it for nearly a week. We aren't done. There's still boxes about and such. The IKEA Wall unit (KUBIST, if you are an IKEA historian, it's in the early posts on this blog, go look) has had it's last move. The base plinths are compromised and M is concerned that if we load it down with my major tonnage of vinyl-age it will give way and there will be much rending of clothing and gnashing of teeth.

So, we're making a new base this coming weekend. The plan is to build it on Saturday, paint it, let it dry, rebuild the storage units and load them up. Stay tuned.

In the mean time, I thought it would be a great opportunity to meet the Commonwealth crew. These guys are amazing, and honestly if you live in the DC area and are thinking of remodeling, give Commonwealth a shout. They are the real deal.

Meet Dave! Dave worked on our project in the very early part, but was rotated to another project just after the footers were poured. Dave was always upbeat and positive and always had a smile on his face. He's a carpenter and he lives up past Point Of Rocks, and, Gals, don't get any wild ideas in your head cuz he's a married man. If you'll remember when they were doing the footers we were having record amounts of rain, and I joked with Dave that I didn't recognise him unless he was covered in mud. Dave, we really appreciated your hard work and dedication.

Meet Tim! Tim was hired recently by Commonwealth recently, after he was laid off by a competitor, their loss, Our gain. Tim is also a carpenter and does extraordinary precision work. He did our display nooks, and the deck that he's standing on, among other things.

Meet Steve, the project manager. Steve deserves a special place in heaven for having to deal with Grandpa Munster, on a daily basis during the last days of the project. Steve was ALWAYS there at 6:40am every morning, and when he walked thru the door, I was usually reading the Washington Post at our table, I knew it was time I headed up stairs...now that he's not here every day, I've been cronically late to work! Steve is a remarkable man, and I will truly miss seeing him every morning. He insisted on the picture in front of the dumpster, BTW, because he'd spent so much time hauling stuff to it. I however, insisted on...

A better picture of he and the Tim-ster on the deck they built. This is a great picture.

Finally, Here's Commonwealthe Designer Extraordinaire, Melissa Chernick, and the Production Manager, Alan Bennett. They both came over on Tuesday afternoon to go over the 'Punch List'. The Punch List is the stuff what still needs doing. Melissa pointed something out to Alan that we didn't notice...Alan may not be doing anymore Punch List inspections with Melissa. They are both amazingly talented people, who love their jobs and it shows.

We'll that's it for now. I'll post more snaps when the house is a bit more together.

S'all for now!

CC