Ethernet and cable jacks

Mike installed CAT6 lines in the following rooms
1) 2 ethernet jacks in nursery of small bedroom
2) 4 ethernet jacks in Front Living Room
3) 6 jacks in sun room
4) 3 cable jacks in sun room
5) 2 cable jacks in Front Living Room
6) 1 cable jack in nursery
Cost: $294.19
Invoice
Monoprice.com

Second floor light

We replaced the ugly brass sad light on the second floor with a more modern look that matches our other brushed nickel fixtures. SPECS - Cannot use higher than 60W regular bulbs or 13 watts CFL
Cost: $75.60
Invoice
https://www.alexandrialighting.com/
701 N Henry St.
Alexandria,VA 22314
Contact Number: 703-548-2320
Contact Email: info@AlexandriaLighting.com
Fax: 703-684-1885
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Fence washing and waterproofing

Martir said our fence was never treated or stained. Our fence is getting green and warped so we asked Capitol Builders Group to do this for us. His team did a great job and even stained our ramp to our shed to match. They also nailed down some warped boards. Stain was Behr Premium Natural. It is more orange than I expected so I don't like that but everybody else says it looks nice. Cost: $1600
Invoice
http://www.mycapitolbuilders.com/

Washing Machine

Machine leaked water during my attempt to wash a cushion. The repair man came and said there was no leak. Likely the cushion made it go off balance and he said to not do that again. It received a check up and he ran two washes with no issues. He recommend replacing the legs with vibrating pads, not the soft pad we had before.

Rotting gables

Gables were starting to deterioate even at our inspection. They were full blown rotting while we were doing our porch. We contracted the same team to perform the work.

Cost $1,300

Enclosed Patio renovation & Siding update

The enclosed patio we have labeled a tumor because it was so out of place and ugly. We searched on three contractors and Martir from Capitol Builders group was the most knowledgable and gave us a pretty good deal. We were happy with the overall work.

Materials used:
Hardie straight edge notched Khaki Brown
Trex Transcends Spiced Rum flooring
Timeframe - on and off 2 weeks

Cost: $18,775

Expanding the closet opening

The closet is quite deep but only has a standard door as the opening. This makes accessing clothes in the furthest left corner impossible. We asked for three quotes which ranged from $1200-$2500. We picked the middle contractor, Lofft Construction, for the job primarily because the quote for finishing the basement was also the lowest. This was a "feeler" contract for more work.
Quote: $1300
Day 1: Upon arrival they said the electrical outlet was not included in the original proposal and the "box" inside the closet was another unforeseen LOE. (The box covers a vent) Additional $400 was quoted. Well--you gotta finish it and to be fair, the other contractors also did not include the outlet in their estimates.
Day 2: Because it was a small project the PM did not inspect the work. Not uncommon. However the carpenter left early due to another appointment and left an assistant there. I come back to a hole in ground and an extremely dusty house. I called PM regarding "the hole" and I was quoted another $500 to fix it.

Issue with contractor:
* Consideration of the potential floor damage and electrical outlets should have been included in the quote and leaving it out is an indication of lack of thoroughness and thoughtfulness.
* Floor "damage" risk, was realized at the moment of demolition in the first day, however only the outlet and the "box" was brought up the first day. Contractors decided that leaving a gaping hole was the appropriate course of action.
* If i had paid for the hole fix, project would have been almost 60% over budget.

Total Flooring comes to the rescue. Azad proposed two fixes, one to put in existing pre-stained wood into the hole ($200) or replace all wood that touches the hole, finishing, for a seamless look at $395. We chose the more correct fix. I come home to expect to see different pieces of wood. It looks like nothing had happened. Amazing work.

$1300 + $400 + $395 = $2095.00

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