Overall: Weather was friendly to us for the most part this week, allowing us to complete exterior siding on the expansive west wall of the house. We also rented a backhoe to trench and install the sewer line from the house to the septic tank and connect the main water line to the water meter.
Monday: Insulation contractors on site today, applying fire caulking and sealing the window and door frames. Kyle and I worked on house west wall exterior siding installation.
Tuesday: Rented a backhoe for the day. The ground was as dry as I could hope for this time of the year, with rain forecasted on late Wednesday and again late in the week. Spent the day digging a trench from the house to the septic tank and installing the sewer line on the south side of the house. Then moved the backhoe to the north end of the property. Last summer (week 9 to be precise), in concert with all of the drain, waste and vent plumbing installed before pouring the concrete slab; the plumber also buried the main water line from the mechanical room location in the house all the way to the county water meter. We had already installed a hydrant at the water meter to have water on site as needed during construction. The plumber had the water line emerge from the ground very close to the water meter. We carefully dug around the meter base to fully expose and remove the hydrant, then connect the water line to the water meter. Relief to have all utilities connected.
Wednesday: Another day of “warm” weather allowing us to continue siding install on the west wall of the house. HVAC crew arrived to rough-in the line set for the mini-split A/C unit to be installed in Carole’s textile production room in the shop building. Rain overnight with 3/4″ observed in the gauge Thursday morning.
Thursday: Kyle and I completed the west wall of the house today. Afternoon temperature reached 60 degrees with a winter storm predicted overnight. Wait. What ? Oh. yeah… mid-February. I cannot complain – we have been more productive the past few weeks, than I predicted & anticipated when we broke last April.
Friday: 20 degrees when I woke up this morning, and the forecast says the high temp will be in the 20’s. Spent the day visiting several businesses, picking up material and talking to sub-contractors. Scheduled to have the plumber at the site on Tuesday to connect the main water line in the mechanical room, to the various water line branches and the water heater. I was at the job site long enough to pick up the mail, and meet dad, Barbara & Carole for a planned visit/tour.
Saturday: Very cold outside to start the morning. Spent a couple hours at the site in the afternoon, with me pulling speaker wire and Kyle finishing a small area of drywall in the mechanical room. The drywall finishing effort was confined to the corner of the mechanical room where the water heater will be located. Much easier now, than trying to reach around the water heater…
Sunday: Mild temps overnight. Arrived at the site around 9:30. Spent 4 hours installing the shop compressed air manifold. Returned home in time to watch the Daytona 500. Not hosting a party this year, as we have done many times. We are eager to have a Daytona 500 party in 2024. Hoping to see car number 5 – Kyle Larson – in victory lane. .
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