At some point we thought we just might have our new house 'somewhat livable' by the end of October. Well, tomorrow, October will be saying Good Morning to us and we are not even close to where we had hoped to be. The antics of the Construction Company (and a few others) literally put us two months behind where we thought we would be by now. I guess this isn't all that uncommon when building your own home and you have to rely on others for a major portion of the work. I still find it sad though that when People give their word it is not quite what it used to be.
But . . . first things things first! As soon as the patio was in my 2 Blue Strawberry pots came out of the clutter in the yard and onto the patio. A little sad looking right now but at least they have a home and will look lots better next Spring!
The electricians arrived 2 weeks ago and installed the electrical panel. But . . . we are still on temporary power. :/ That means all lights, tools, garage light, and the lights, etc. in the RV are all running off an extension cord (or two!). Not what you would call an ideal situation. Definitely no toaster and microwave at the same time! Actually, it doesn't even take that at times to lose power. We have these mystery power-outs in the RV, usually when it's dark, and then Glen has to make these treks across the yard over piles of rocks, lumber and mounds of dirt with just a flashlight to find that somehow the cord has worked itself loose from the temporary panel on the temporary pole . . . Good news is that the electrician called today and said they will be there either tomorrow or Thursday. Fingers are crossed. We can't go any further with the walls until the wiring is done.
Finally found a different Plumbing/Heating Co. who came (expediently) and gave us a bid to install the gas pipes for our Fireplace, Stove and Furnace (and water tank and BBQ . . . :) AND . . . as of yesterday all the pipes have been installed, Inspector came today, and now we are all ready to be hooked up. One of my neighbors (Flossie, my 90 year old neighbor!) called me and said that the Utility Co. was there today tearing up the street and sidewalk :/ to run the natural gas to our house. We are actually making real progress!
Interior walls are now all studded in. The lumber on the floor is in the kitchen. Behind the orange chair is the bedroom :)
That's our granddaughter Katie taking a break up in what is to be the attic.
And here are the boys ~ not quite sure what they are all doing here! :)
The floor in the Attic space is now in. It's a small area over the two bathrooms which will have 8' walls. The rest of the house will have 12' walls and open ceilings.
When done, we are aiming for a 'Rustic~Industrial feel to the house. This is an Old door (one of several) we resurrected from a yard sale. As you can see it needs a little TLC but we do have plans for its use. :) You can barely see it, but there is a line across the bottom 6" or so that it is about to be cut off. We will definitely show you the finished results. :)
Pull down stairs to the attic installed! 'Our Supervisor' (Ernie) had several real good suggestions helping with installation. Every job should have an Ernie. Besides being a great help to Glen he is a wealth of information on the history of the area. Just one of the many nice people we have met since making the decision to move here. When we mentioned to the owner of the Heating Co. that we have met so many nice people since being up in this area, he said 'Get used to it'. That's just how they are here'.
How can you not smile about that . . .
til next time
Charleen
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