Tina met with bankers and contractors and preparing to close on her building on Wednesday afternoon. She would also be visiting some local art supplies stores to get an idea of things she needed for her studio. She would see if she could open an account with the store so that she could get deliveries when she needed them. While she was there, she was getting an idea what paints and canvases cost and the recommended brushes and brush cleaners. She also looked for scaffolding and tools to fasten a canvas on a wall. She looked for mask for both heavy duty and light duty painting work. She found some disposable gloves she liked and fit well. She then remembered that she would have an industrial size sink in her supply room. So, she talked to the manager about the recommended ways to dispose of paint and chemicals she would be using. Petroleum based products could not go down the drain. Water based products could. So, she needed a system to dispose of petroleum-based products safely and legally. That would be her late afternoon project.

When Tina met with the contractor, she went over his bid. It came in just slightly higher than she anticipated. The contractor explained that the increased plumbing had made the difference. And he reminded her that the air conditioning may be extra as the current plan was to use the existing units to cool the office area, however, if it was not adequate, another unit or two would need to be installed. That would be about $10,000 per unit. Tina decided to approve the bid. The contractor said he could have a crew begin on the demolition phase on Monday. They would have a construction dumpster delivered for Monday. They would begin with the garage door on Tuesday and have it installed by Wednesday so the building would be secure. Then they would start to layout the walls and begin on the plumbing installation followed by the electrical installations including the light wring, then completing the walls and ceilings followed by installing the tiles on the floors, followed by the cabinets, followed by installing the shower, toilets and counter tops, and sinks. That would be followed by the painting, the trim installation and the doors hung. We will then install the lights, hardware on the cabinets and doors. The switch covers will be installed. There will be a clean-up and an inspection.  If additional air conditioning is needed, it will be installed at the same time the electrical is being installed. It has to be in before the sheet rock goes in. Tina asked for some sound proofing in the walls and ceilings. She also wanted all the skylights checked for soundness – no leaks. Tina asked that the breaker box be install in the garage area on an interior wall away from a window. The contactor recommended it remain where it was at which was inside of the shipping area. The contractor then said the parking lot would be resurfaced and the spaces repainted after the construction dumpster was removed. Tina accepted that. Tina was happy. She wrote him a check to start his work for $100,000 and told him not to buy any materials before Friday. She dated the check for Friday. He was happy with the arrangement. She would meet him on Monday early and give him a set of keys.  Tina signed the contract and retained a copy. It was going to cost almost two hundred thousand dollars for the renovations. She hoped that she could get the furniture and equipment for about $20,000 to $25,000.