House update: the bids are in
News ·Saturday February 10, 2007 @ 16:59 EST (link)
We heard from our contractor yesterday that he has all his estimates (the last one he was waiting on was the carpet; the insurance is going to replace the master bedroom, and the other bedroom and the hallway carpet too), except for the permits fees; apparently Duvall City Hall is closed most of the time (my tax dollars at work no doubt). His total was about $44k (before tax, overhead, and the aforementioned permits), the adjuster's total was about $47k (but he was too low for the roof and the painting costs); the contractor is going to fax his bids to the adjuster, so hopefully it won't be long before they can start repairs. In toto, these are:
- Replace six trusses in the roof (these have been ordered already)
- Replace the entire roof (it's composite)
- Replace the outer wall and siding that was damaged (master bedroom east and south walls)
- Replace damaged gutters on southeast corner
- Replace front porch trim and boards damaged by tree branch
- Replace windows in master bedroom and front door (broken by neighbors who thought we were still inside)
- Paint bedrooms, bathroom, hallway, perhaps entire house or at least upstairs (cover minor cosmetic cracks)
- Fix nail pops throughout house, also requires painting
- Replace drywall (sheet rock) in master bedroom, northeast bedroom, and bathrooms (walls and ceiling)
- Replace carpet in master bedroom, northeast bedroom, and hallway
- Replace two doors
- Replace skylights in both bathrooms
- Replace kitchen backsplash (coming away from wall)
- Check bathroom plumbing and east wall vent, replace as necessary
We picked up an electric toothbrush (Oral-B Triumph) at Costco, on the recommendation of my dentist (I just went in for my bi-annual cleaning). I expected bleeding when I first used it, but there was none, so I guess I was doing a pretty good job brushing. We also started replacing some of our claimed items, picking up a door mat and laundry sorter. We still need to keep receipts so the insurance will pay the depreciation that they're holding back.
