I think it was James Lipton of the actor's studio who asked his guests (famous actors) the question "If you weren't an actor, what job would you love to have? And followed it up with which job would you hate?" I can say unequivocally I would hate to be a general contractor. It's shocking, not to mention maddening, that in this historical time of soaring unemployment and dried up building contracts that I can't get people to call me back. Are you kidding? I'm willing to give you cash money and you can't be bothered to call me back? Overall, it's been an interesting experience. Not as much fun as I'd hoped but we've learned a lot. All of our finish products are purchased and I've very pleased with everything. The space looks great and as soon as the drywall goes up which should be in a couple of weeks it we'll be on the downward slope to the finish line.
Here are a few more pics with the windows and doors in. We installed 15' sliders on both the living room and bedroom walls.
And this is the bedroom and bath with separate shower and tub. The closet is just a big rectangle so I didn't include it but it's big enough to house our washer and dryer in it's own cubby.
