Opening Timeline Mini-Blog

 Hey all happy Saturday! It's Saturday afternoon and I didn't make it out for coffee today, only had time to make some for my partner haha. I'm rushing around drinking a green smoothie listening to animal collective's jumpy jam record "strawberry jam."

We began above ground construction on Thursday. 

The contractors begin framing our new walls for the bathroom and utility closet this week. We also began framing the the main bar, and cream/sugar bar. Completion time from framing to drywall and everything in-between is about two weeks (so early April), but there's still some unknown time when it comes to sourcing the countertops at the size we need. The countertops may even change material depending on what we can get, which is a frustrating result of the supply chain. I personally really prefer laminate over hard granite because glasses breaks easily on it, from espresso shot glasses to iced lattes, I've seen it happen a lot.

So I pressed for a timeline based on what we do know, because we're wrapping on March and I would really like to be open in April!

It seems like mid to late April is doable if everything goes well. Beyond the contractors, on my end I'll need to lay floors and patch some holes in the ceiling, then replace the ceiling tiles along with some with fitted speakers. Following that is painting and getting everything fitted beautifully based on our goals and aspirations for the space.

My big approval will come from the dept. of agriculture reviewing the total layout, which means waiting until everything on the counter is installed. They're coming from Tallahassee to do this, but they make it sound like there's not much lead time. 

All in all, it's happening next month! that's the goal! have a great weekend everyone! - Elias