Come have a ride on the renovation roller-coaster!

Ugh. This renovation can be such a roller-coaster ride. I came home, and I was happy to see my new window. It looks great! I started looking around, and I found that many of the items on the punch list had been done - like the toe kick molding, the cabinet doors adjusted, the trim under the bar counter top (although - I had wanted to see what they were going to put there first).

I started doing some clean up, and I went under the sink to recycle some paper, and I found the very wet rag that they had put there to catch the drips. Now, when the plumber installed the sink, Dave told me that it was leaking a little bit. He said we wouldn't be able to move the spout. There was a plastic container and the rag under the sink, I thought, as a precaution. Well, when I removed the rag, I saw all this blue stuff and a large water stain. Yup - mildew. I went to turn on the faucet, and the water is pouring out of it. I just had one of those pit of the stomach feelings again. Of course, I didn't use the faucet again.

So, I cleaned up the water, and I got my blow dryer out and dried it for a while. It feels dry to the touch, but the stain is still there. Then I noticed that there is a big wet spot on the floor where the dishwasher is supposed to be, and then I noticed that it's all wet on the wall too! I don't know what to do. Dave mentioned that he was going away this afternoon, so he isn't even around to do anything or look at this. And, what could he do? The only thing I can think of is that if we could get the plumber here to put in the other faucet, at least I will know that I can use it and it's not aggravating the problem. But, what to do about the damage? I was going to spray some tilex to kill the mold, but I'm not sure if I should do that or not. I hope he put in the water-resistant blue board behind that sink!

This is really disappointing. Why does there always have to be something that goes wrong when there are so many other things that went right?

Oh, and my floor is already scratched. Dave said they would put down craft paper, but they didn't. I don't know if they did it, but we've been walking around in stocking feet, so I don't know how we would have done it. My new car is dented, and I haven't even gotten to drive it off the lot!