It's Electric

Big Brian taking the skidsteer for a spin...I think he had a good time while Meghan and I slaved away painting!











I got to run the blue wires for speakers in the house while Beau did all the important stuff and Bruce the uncle guy checked to make sure he was doing right! Thanks for the help!















THis is Plumber Dave holding Beau on the roof while Beau puts a vent on the upstairs bathroom...scaling the roof.












The side of the house that I finally finished painting.












We also finally got garage doors! and they match the house perfectly - the garage door man did a fantastic job recommending them! All in all right now the house is completely painted - the plumbing has had the pressure test done (and passed - Thanks Dave) and the electric is SO close to done! Should be able to start insulation next week and then onto what I hear is the really fun part - drywall and mud/taping!

update

cedar shakes are finally on.

next up......wiring/plumbing/drywall.

anyone interested in helping

So I guess when you get a septic system you need a drainfield too. City girl learning all these new, fancy terms ;) Anyway - I think what your looking at is all the gravel that had to be put down to cover the pipes to and in the drainfield. The last picture is the house with all the electrical line heading into the house. That made it in Tuesday night and I guess there are outlets and all that jazz as of last night! Electrician Beau has been hard at work the last few nights...beating out the heat with the big fan he tells me.

Just when you thought

I sincerely thought we were done digging big holes and trenches...but Bruce the digger guy came back and dug a HUGE trench from the house, around the well and to the shed. I think it was the hottest day ever recorded on earth this day - but they were out there and Beau was jumping in and out of the trench like a deer. What did the guys want to eat? McDonalds. Nothing like hot greasy food on a super hot day. ug. Anyway - the pictures are of the front of the house with the trench for the water and electric lines off to the right. The second picture is the lines going into (or I guess near at this point) the woodstove. Third is Beau and Brian's work of art

They accomplished all of that in ONE DAY! Thanks Brian and Jamie for coming to help out-truely appreciated again!

Woodstove

Ok- really bummed that the pictures didn't turn out all that well but that's what I get for forgetting my camera! We got the woodstove last Friday. The Today's Alternatives guy hauled it in and then got it off the truck with this handy little crane attached to the truck! he was a pretty good driver ;) Set in place and he took the time to show Beau how to set it up and left some tools and pipe. Hmmmmmm.....no color codes on this one either. I'll stick to painting my trim.

Hardie Siding

Check out a few photos of the past few days of siding. Lee is letting us use his Peti-Bone lift for the project....thank God! one full side to do yet and then just some shakes and board/batten on the front. The end is in sight (for this part of the project)

I hope OSHA doesn't stop by.

Few and Far Between

A little overload with pictures but Lee and Jeff now have been kicking butt inside and I can look and know where everything is going to be! Here is our main entrance...strategically placed so Adde and Jackson can't sneak out;) Kidding mostly...it is the window above our front door!






The stairs to the second floor...








The second floor...looks like chaos now but Adde did choose the bedroom with the biggest closet. And she likes Beau's credit cards...good girl










The living room/dining room












The house with the roof complete except for maybe 2 rows on left side and the peaks on the very top! Good job Beau!