The Murphy bed showed up a while ago. I thought Carrie and I were going to set it up together, but she hired a company to do it for us.
Initially, I was annoyed. In retrospect it was the right call.
The first company didn't work out. They got to the house, starting setting it up, and then said, "We don't secure anything to walls."
The instructions said, "Must be secured to a wall." They tried to wing it, broke some cam locks, and eventually Carrie walked in to help direct them. After three hours, she said, "You've accomplished maybe an hour and a half of work, broke some stuff, won't do what the instructions say you need to do, and I'm in here solving problems. Let's call it" (Paraphrased, of course!).
Carrie had provided all the directions (including video!) to the company ahead of time, so she was discouraged. She asked for them to either keep the deposit and walk away or come out and fix what was done without raising the price. The owner got in touch later, said they wouldn't attach furniture to walls, refunded the deposit, and apologized. It was a disappointment, but handled professionally.
Carrie used contacts to find another guy who came out to finish the project.
It was watching them work I came to the conclusion I was wrong and Carrie was right about hiring outside help. There were a crazy amount of screws and rivets that power tools we didn't have yet really helped with.
Carrie was the contact person throughout. She helped solve a few problems with the instructions and gave guidance for where she wanted things. She even played bedpost for a while (and refused to let me take her place). I was tempted to hop in a few times, but Carrie enjoys the process and too many chefs in the kitchen is best avoided. I really liked the attitude of the guy in charge. I'd hire him again.
They came by two evenings after their day job to finish up. Here's the final project.
We had Shane come in the room for a safety briefing. The bed swings down readily, but it's a heavy load.
Things have been happening around the yard, as well.
Kyle and crew took down all the old fence line. He took some wood he needed for a personal project and left the rest where it laid.
Some of the gate posts are still up around the arena, but that's it.
We've had some deliveries making a mountain in the arena proper for later phases of construction.
It's going to feel odd when the house is actually done.
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