Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!

I never knew the prep work before framing could take so long! The plumbing was a major ordeal...I had to decide where EXACTLY each sink and ice machine, etc would go before the space is laid out at all. I did kind of nose my way into the conversation...they all love it when they catch me at home! Before long we were moving windows and sinks and all kinds of stuff. And of course, all that requires city approval, so Clint threatened to send ME to the city to wait in the 2 hour line for a permit!
On my last blog, I asked for ideas for the double hung pully window...well it just so happens that it matches the size of another window in the kitchen so we are going to reinstall the original window in a new location. To open up elbow room between the sink and Range, we are moving the sink from under one window to between two windows, giving more room and counter space near the appliances. I guess I will start looking for a cool mirror or something great to go above the sink (in between the windows)...come to think of it, I may already have one hanging on a wall that will be taken out next week anyway....I will post a picture of it.
The plumbers we are using brought a camera to snake all the pipes under our house and make sure everything was looking good. It was cool ( and kind of yucky) to see how it all flows under the house. They are connecting PVC pipe to the old cast iron pipes. Thank goodness everything looks pretty good - no major issues. They are going to snake it all and clean out any roots that have grown in between the fittings of the pipes. It is just a peace of mind to know that it will look good from above AND below ground.
Today we WAITED a good portion of the day for the concrete guys to come install the rebar that lays under the concrete. They got here just in time for it to pour down rain...but they finished. Now we get one more inspection tomorrow before the concrete...pray for no rain!
We went today to look at options for sound and media stuff. All the wires for that have to be installed while they have the walls of the house open...more decisions that have to be made BEFORE you actually have the space to look at.
On Friday, I am going to a few showrooms to look at marble and tile, lighting and appliances, etc. I am excited! I am pretty sure of what I want, but it will be nice to see all the options that are out there to help confirm my decisions...decisions, decisions, decisions!