Overall: another week of mostly mild weather – in February ! we took advantage and made significant gains. Insulation installers are scheduled to begin next week, followed closely by drywall.
Monday: Completed the wood stove flue pipe installation, specifically the portion of the pipe that resides just below the great room ceiling, up through the roof truss and out of the roof.
Tuesday: I spent the day pulling electrical wire for a wide variety of functions. Plumber arrived as planned to connect the main water line in the mechanical room to all of the hot and cold PEX pipes and the water heater.
Wednesday: Kyle was here today, installing siding on the south gable of the shop. We are very close to completing exterior siding installation for both buildings. Remarkable success since we began this outdoor task in the 2nd week of January.
Thursday: Kyle completed the east gable on the house today. I continued working items on a punch list of specific tasks to be completed before insulation is on site filling the walls and ceiling with fiberglass batts. I told them we would be ready on Tuesday next week.
Friday: Kyle completed siding installation on the sides of the front porch. This leaves the shop north gable, and we will be – done – with exterior siding. Kyle and I worked on the shop 1/2 bath wall toilet rough-in before drywallers descend on the property in a couple weeks.
Saturday: Alone at the site all day. Rented a mini-backhoe all weekend to work on several dirt related tasks. Sunny and warm shirt-sleeve temperatures in the afternoon. A full day riding a backhoe digging in the dirt. good times….
Sunday: A repeat of yesterday. Sunny and warm temperatures in the afternoon. Moved dirt along the south wall of the house, close to final grade. North side of the shop in preparation of trenching water line from the meter to the eventual chicken coop. Also trenching electric power on the south side side of the house for RV shore power. Spread gravel delivered on Friday afternoon, creating a place for UPS & Amazon trucks or trucks & trailers to easily pull up the driveway and turn around. Up ’til now – trucks (and me pulling a trailer) have had to back up the driveway…
This week’s picture is a view of the project while travelling west (from Needmore) on highway 45.
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