Overall: Kind of an odd week, with progress made on a variety of tasks inside and outside, but nothing worthy of a headline.
Monday: The Pella representative showed up to look at the quality escape (junk) entry door. Said a replacement would be coming within 2 weeks. Advised him that was too long, please improve that 2 week target. Called the REMC again – still nothing from them to get us permanent (buried) electric service.
Tuesday: Bender lumber delivered a truckload of deck boards. Kyle took the day off. I worked on some minor projects, and contemplated how we will illuminate the house and shop. A daunting task…
Wednesday: Kenny Clark arrived with a bulldozer around 11AM. Kenny constructed the first 100′ of driveway last year, before we had nailed down precisely where the house and shop would be located. The driveway has held up very well with the abuse of fully loaded dump trucks and concrete trucks. The final portion of the driveway in front of the house and the parking area in front of the shop are typical for a construction site – very rough & rutted. Kenny is here to fix that. As for carpentry; we worked on installing pocket door frame kits in the house.
Thursday: By the end of the day, Kenny cut down the grade in front of the shop and smoothed it in preparation of crushed stone. He also regraded the area behind the shop where there was a small mountain of topsoil. Did the same for 2 other topsoil piles. Kenny told me to get gravel delivered ASAP so he could complete the driveway and parking area. Everyone I called was very busy and unable to deliver before Tuesday morning. I eventually found someone who could deliver 3 loads of crushed stone on Saturday morning.
Friday: Working on small framing details that will need to be addressed before insulation and drywall are ready to be installed. Spent an hour or so, working on the red truck, performing some electrical tests provided by a GM truck expert found on the internet,
Saturday: Got to the site early to meet dump trucks and show them where to place the crushed stone. Spent a couple more hours at the site, thinking about a lighting plan/strategy. Possibly the most important aspect of this project. So much new technology, and the type & placement of lights will set the mood in every room of the house. Taking time to try and get it right.
Sunday: More time spent on red truck troubleshooting and thinking about home and shop illumination…
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