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We had a wonderful time at Pinewoods Camp, and came home to a silver house instead of a brown one! Rich and Dan did a great job wrapping and insulating while we were gone, and got one window in upstairs as well.
This has been a week of learning experiences: some of the window openings are larger than the windows and we've learned a lot about compensating for past errors! But the wing is almost fully enclosed, and today should be "finished" as far as windows and doors are concerned. We've cut a stair hole to the upstairs, found a toilet offered for free (Allison: "Hunt! Stop the car! I see a toilet!"), and Dylan and I have moved large piles of wood from the left side of the driveway (where the septic tank will go next week) to the other side of the driveway. We found a large nest of, yes, carpenter ants. They had done quite a bit of damage to the siding, and we've lost 10-12 boards, but the nest is now completely gone (I'll spare you the details).
This weekend John and Neil will come and begin roofing- neither Hunt, Dan, nor I has any desire to slide around up there- and with the chilly weather we've been having, we're really looking forward to enclosing the whole house.
Next week, the septic system gets installed. The following week we'll have the plumber, electrician, and propane installers with us. Is that a light at the end of the tunnel I see?
Oh Allison.....great progress....you're in good shape, I haven't seen even one snowflake yet.
ReplyDeletelots of love and linament for your tired muscles. xoxox, beth c
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