We're in the final stages of a month-long bedroom/bathroom reno. We've been living in our guest room w/ our cat the entire time w/ most of our clothes on storage racks in my wife's home office. The crew has been great, but six days a week, 8:30AM - 5 or 6ish PM of having people in & out of your house, construction noise & mess, etc., will wear you out.
The quartz counter tops went in on Wed. The shower glass might be another couple weeks but we should be able to move back into the space this weekend and use most everything. Mrs GOTJ was thrilled about being able to soak in her garden tub again (a bone of contention w/ me: I think bathtubs are useless & wanted to rip it out to make a massive, two person walk-in shower space but she's one of those people who likes to soak in a big bowl of dirty water).
The crew was installing the fixtures yesterday. All of the hardware was in the box EXCEPT the set screw that holds the Roman tub filler fixture to the deck and the little brushed nickel plug that covers up the screw hole. I go to Home Depot w/ the spigot. We confirm it's an M6 bolt, and of course they have nothing but standard bolts that are ugly as shit and will stick out like a dick on an earth worm. Oh, the back of the spigot faces the center of the bathroom and will be clearly visible as soon as you enter the space.
I get hold of Ferguson/Build.com where we ordered all of the fixtures from and explain the situation. I've got the order number and everything. Trevor the CSA was very helpful and apologetic and found the exact part from the manufacturer's list (which wasn't documented anywhere in the provided parts list or installation paperwork). "We'll go ahead and get that ordered for you and shipped to you free of charge." Hey man, that's great news. Thanks! Then the fun part: it's back ordered w/ an ETA of 4-5 weeks. For a fucking set screw.
I've convinced Mrs GOTJ that they can finish the install w/ a temporary ugly ass bolt just to get it done & it will be a simple fix when the part arrives. But one 78 cent screw--which would have cost me $22 if they didn't decide to do the right thing--is really pissing me off right now.