Pre-construction meeting

This meeting was for us to meet the lead carpenter who will oversee our project and the project coordinator, who is sort of an office liaison, and for them to view the site. Our start date is now Tuesday the 30th instead of Monday. This adds a little inconvenience as we will still have to dismantle the kitchen over the weekend, except for what we might need on Monday. It was not a long meeting, only an hour, which was what they promised. They just had to check off a few things:

1. Had we read and understood the various documents pertaining to the project? check
2. Did we understand the different kinds of addendums--additions, clarifications, and credits? No, but we do now.
3. Do we understand that we need to remove everything from the kitchen prior to demolition? Well, duh.
4. Is there room on the driveway to park a dumpster? As it turns out, no, not without blocking the garage. They will place a tarp on the driveway and pile debris on that, with a dumptruck retrieving it every week or so. Sounds like a recipe for a mess, if you ask me.
5. Is there a designated bathroom the workmen can use? check

And et cetera. Next they reviewed the dust protection plan (btw, did we know there would be DUST?). They will hang plastic barriers in all doorways, with zippered access between the kitchen and family room, and between the kitchen and utility room. They will also hang plastic over the shelves in the family room. They suggest not bothering to dust during the project...