Rob and his crew have finished the remodel on our condo. They do a really great job. The new stainless french door frig is due in next week. We also replaced light fixtures, electrical switches, base boards, two doors, and put in a handrail on the stairs. I really like the handrail and recommend it highly. Some condos already have a handrail. As far as I know Rob has two more condos to remodel.

I included this picture to show how the soffit panel is different from other condo remodels. The part facing the den area is not furred down and the only air register is located above the range. It required some tricky cuts, but the crew was up to the task. Interestingly, the light fixture over the dining table consists of small metal sailboats. The sails do what they are supposed to do in the real world and catch the air from the large air register and it causes the fixture to slowly sway. It's not a problem, but the interaction with the air and sails is interesting.
What comes to mind now, is insurance. All of the 200 and 400 condos have been remodeled. Our insurance agent tells me that in the event of a loss, the units will be rebuilt as they were originally, laminate counter tops and linoleum floors in the kitchens and baths. Even the two bedroom units that are now two bedrooms with a loft, would be rebuilt as two bedrooms. I find this hard to believe and a little scary. At our house in San Antonio we added a bedroom and the insurance coverage was increased to cover it. Why can we not increase the coverage on the condos to reflect the current configuration? I would think any insurance agency would welcome the increased premium. I understand we insure by building, not individual units. With two buildings with all units remodeled it would seem that, at the very least, these two buildings could have increased coverage.
This week's blog stats had some surprises. I can usually tell from the traffic site reports who is reading the blog, sometimes not. Someone in San Angelo, Texas has accessed the site 19 times in the last two weeks. I have no idea who that is. Someone in Spicewood, Texas, wherever that is, read nearly every post I have ever made. That would almost have to be a prospective buyer who found the site with a google search.