You are about to enter a phase of the renovation process that HGTV never discusses. Why? Because it is mind-bending. Normal laws of logic are rendered moot and you enter bizarro world. Up is down. Down is sideways. You can't get there from here. Note: this step may require the use of copious amounts of alcohol or medication.
Step 1: Take 2 copies of plans to City Hall. Make final adjustments (thank you whiteout) to simplify. Re-draw this wall, erase the extra bathroom the designer insisted we need (trust me! three teenage boys, you'll need it!). Try to make copies at copy shop. Discover that designs are copyrighted and designer must be contacted for permission. Discover that designer is out of country until Christmas. Find another copy shop with 18-year-old part-time employee who has no idea what copyright means.
Step 2: Make square footage calculations. Discover that designer cannot do math and has tripled measurements to calculate square footage. Huh? Thank God for a husband with a brilliant mind. Get out the whiteout.
Step 3: Pay a percentage of the estimated renovation cost to City Hall. For us: $240
Step 4: Wait for 2-3 weeks. Which actually means 4-5 weeks. Discover every one-day holiday in government equals one week holiday for everyone else. Submitted August 4th.
Step 5: Re-submit plans to address conditions. Buy more whiteout. Stop at liquor store. Question sanity.
Step 6: Repeat step 5. And again. And again.
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