The Wall(s)

Knobs and pulls for the laundry.

It has been a couple weeks since I have posted.  Christmas activities and choosing items for the addition have taken up any semblance of spare time. Lots of pics to look at this time.  The knobs and pulls are just what I envisioned, they were so pretty, I couldn't believe the price.  They may be used in the kitchen, we'll see. 

Aren't they beautiful, a lot of bang for the buck!

Crew working on siding.  The back door will have different glass.

Drywall, in progress.

A room with walls.

Hallway, in the midst of activity.

Front view, after the snow, note the open door.  Holly escaped this day.  Stinker!

Bedroom, with walls.

How do you like our striped garage door?

My thumb, on Saturday evening.

Crew, putting in cement shower base for floor.

Porch, with the mudding.

Bedroom, with morning sun.

The house looks so different (bigger) with the walls up, the rooms no longer run together. This week we are finalizing on the laundry cabinets, sinks, etc.  Today, I'll go take one more look at the tile and be sure everything goes together.  The paint colors have all been chosen, next week I believe the painter begins ;-)

View of heat ducts from the basement.

How clean are your ducts?

Do you have to clean crawl spaces?

UFO, probably insulated duct work in the crawl space.

Mike got the good camera out and was able to get good shots of the ductwork.  The point and shoot wouldn't deal with the conditions.

Not all of you know about the thumb incident.  I am lucky that it is not broken.  There I was, dressed for a wedding, taking the dogs out.  Inadvertently, I stepped on Holly's foot, when she squealed, I tried to move, loosing my balance, falling.  In falling, I was trying not to fall on the dogs and caught my thumb on the door jamb, bending it toward my wrist, in a most unnatural way.  It still hurts when I use it (you do not realize how much you use your non-dominate thumb). The swelling has gone down quite a bit, but my whole hand is quite discolored and puffy. Motrin is helping the discomfort, it hasn't throbbed at all, which is a surprise. Nothing else was damaged (aside from my pride), guess those sandals will be worn by someone else in the near future.

Depending on the crew. I may not post again before Christmas, so,  Merry Christmas to all.  Hopefully, I'll see you all soon.

Tis the season

Beginning of the Thanksgiving activity.

Thanksgiving came quickly this year, but everything went off without a hitch. It even seemed, when it was all over that the pups were more exhausted than I was.  A great time was had by all.  Great food, Great Friends, Great Family.

Every pot, bowl and spice must be out.

Holly relaxing after Thanksgiving Dinner, she loves to entertain.

Table, set and ready, D checking everything.

Holly helping A & D with the Christmas lights.

Friday after Thanksgiving, I went shoping with my sister, A & D.  We had fun, They accomplished more than I did. Friday, we all celebrated 3 events, K & A's birthday and M & C's anniversary, great dinner, great company.

Saturday, K and I went downtown to browse the art district, then at noon off to Harry Potter with A, great fun.  Home for a bit, off to church, a simple dinner at home and then the ND vs. USC game.  A busy and fun day.

Insulating the garage.

Insulation in the office.

Monday, I got to play Bridge with "the Ladies" as my kids call them ;-)  It has been a year since I began learning, the knowledge seems to be sinking in.

Insulation crew at work.

Electricity, ready for a hook up

Shot of the technique

The Crew has been hard at work the last week and a half, they are trying to get everything enclosed before the snow flies.  They succeeded, and by Thursday the addition will hold the heat. Since Thanksgiving week we have gotten the heating and plumbing rough-in, exterior doors, insulation.  The final measurement for the laundry cabinets came today. 

Snow flurries and bitter wind also came today.  We are all hoping for chilly rather than freezing cold for a bit longer.  Soon the ceilings and attic insulation will go in.  

You may notice the office door doesn't match, don't worry a new insert is on its way along with the replacement for the one window that was damaged.

Looking out the Window

Windows delivered

The crew got started right away getting the windows in.

Mudroom, view out

Porch view

Bedroom

House from back

Bedroom from outside

Office, windows partially complete

Heating/Air ducts ready to be installed

Installation underway, and underground

 Another great week of weather, the addition is almost completely closed in. Rough in plumbing, heating and wiring scheduled for this week, along with the completion of the roof.  We are now into Thanksgiving week and work is scheduled right along. 

Up on the Roof

View of trusses with the sun.

Consumer's Power working with the "Big" wires.

Truck that delivered trusses, sign says it all.

Trusses take up most of the yard.

Crew working on trusses

Placing the trusses one by one, a slow and particular process.

This day was out of the ordinary, keeping neighbors on the watch.

Another shot of wood in the air.

View of the action from the back yard.

Tuesday, Consumers Power arrived to run our electricity underground, the electrician chose that day to upgrade our power.  We were without power for part of the day, no biggy. Wednesday the trusses were delivered.  It is Mid November, yet the weather doesn't even require a jacket during the day.  This week the crew put up the trusses and roof.  Friday the felt went on the roof and the shingles will go on sometime next week.  Monday morning will be a vacation day as deer hunting season begins. The weather forecast is favorable for outside work this week and hopefully a bit into next.  The crew will be happy to get to inside work very soon.

There's a CCHHHIIILLLL out there.

Walls of the garage going up.

Framed in garage

Master Bath framed in

Laundry Room

Bedroom from the Porch

View of Hallway

Laundry Room from Outside

Welcome to the Fishbowl.

Pine Tree

Lots of action this week.  The Crew are trying to get the house all framed in and roofed while the weather is good.  Consumers should be here on Tuesday, trusses up on Wednesday and roof soon after.