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June 2005
Day 109 ~ Flashing tape & Mowing. . . and the whatsit
Thursday, 30 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
Dennis had some time so he worked on electrical and I worked on flashing tape around the rest of the windows.
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Day 107 ~ Well Pump & Duravent
Tuesday, 28 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
When I went out to the property yesterday to check on things the well guy was there installing the pump and connecting the well to the house. The plumbers were also there finishing up and they connected the water filter.Today Dennis had to go out o
Day 105 ~ Siding, Electrical & linen closets
Sunday, 26 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
We started the day building the soffits around the main duct/trunk lines. Then we built the linen closets for all three bathrooms. Then I went back to work on the siding in the front while Dennis did more electrical.We put up the ledger board for
Day 104 ~ Walls, Electrical & Siding
Saturday, 25 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
I worked on more siding on the front of the house while Dennis worked on wiring.We also built more office walls. We still need to build the wall that will divide the wine room from the office area.We built the walls to surround the mechanical room.
Day 103 electrical & siding & Front Door
Friday, 24 June 2005 9:28 P GMT-06
Dennis is almost done with electrical. Tomorrow we will be building our last walls so he can finish up. I worked on siding in the back.I'm getting pretty good at the J-channel. I should have taken a close-up of the mitered corners for you. I'
Day 102 Water Heater, more plumbing in and Doors delivered
Thursday, 23 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
Well we weren't able to be at the property today until evening. Evidently the plumbers came out today and finished up. They moved the water heater out of the mechanical room and put it over by the sump pump. :( That's cutting into our office.
Day 101 Garage slab poured
Wednesday, 22 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
They had the garage slab poured and smoothed by 10 a.m. photoHaden and I planted a couple of plants in pots and used the sump pump water to water them. Then I bought some small trees. They're probably about 6 feet tall. They were on sell for
Day 100 Well drilled
Tuesday, 21 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
The well guys were out bright and early and were finished by noon. Not positive how deep the well is. We definitely saw 3 pipes being used and we think they're 25' long each.The excavator was back moving dirt around. He finished putting the bla
Day 99 Excavator and Well Driller SURPRISE
Monday, 20 June 2005 10:01 P GMT-06
Well, the plan upon awaking was to go out to the property for a bit to try to salvage some of the vacation day Dennis was supposed to have had Friday. He did have some work today but we figured we could steal 3 hours for work at the property. So,
Day 98 again and again
Sunday, 19 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
We spent the night at the property last night and it was much quieter this time. So of course work continued - electrical and siding.Dennis put up the ledger board for our deck - it's 8' long, the stairs will be towards the back of the house (right
Day 97 Work continues
Saturday, 18 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
Well, that vacation day Dennis was supposed to get yesterday didn't happen. He had an early morning call and had to drive a part to a plant almost 4 hours away. But, today he kept drudging away on electrical and I kept going with the siding.One l
Day 95 more electrical and siding
Thursday, 16 June 2005 8:37 P GMT-06
We were able to get in a few hours of work today. Dennis worked on electrical and helped me get some more siding up. I need his help with the j-channel, corners and such. Once he gets those set up I can fly. Didn't get out the nailer so I'm s
Day 94 Antique shopping
Wednesday, 15 June 2005 10:29 P GMT-06
After hitting 10-12 antique stores we finally found a buffet to use in the master bath. We will have to cut the legs down a bit and we're going to refinish the top and polyurethane it very good. I think the sinks will look great on it.photoWe als
Day 91 electrical and siding
Sunday, 12 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
Day 89 fireplace mantel, start electrical . . .
Friday, 10 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
We picked up the fireplace mantle yesterday and I managed to snap a photo while it was on the trailer. Sorry that's the best I can do for now.Today we finished the sheathing on the north end of the house and that makes it complete. Then we instal
Day 86 Status
Tuesday, 7 June 2005 6:54 P GMT-06
I had to go to Plover to meet with the kitchen designer and finalize the cabinet plan so we can get them ordered. They take 5 weeks to get in. Whew. Got home about 2:30 p.m. and left at 9 a.m. this morning. Tomorrow we are getting the insu
Day 82 starting electrical
Saturday, 4 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
We finished up some odd jobs around the property. Then while Dennis started setting the gang boxes I worked on hurricane straps.Dennis got all of the switch and outlet boxes in place. I got all the straps in the garage, laundry, kitchen, Mikal's
Day 81 Home Depot, Menards & cheap Hickory Floor
Friday, 3 June 2005 11:07 P GMT-06
We almost closed the store last night but we were up and ready to get back to finish our shopping this morning. We picked up the wiring, gang boxes, recessed lighting, etc to get started with the wiring this weekend. Will totally filled two carts
Day 80 - Ductwork, electrical
Thursday, 2 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
The guys were out today working on the ductwork. They got a lot done BUT there is still tons of metal in the rec room.Dennis got home at 12:30 pm and we had to meet the electric company at the site at 1pm. Looks like we got it all figured out and
Day 79 Come right away
Wednesday, 1 June 2005 10:45 P GMT-06
Got a phone call tonight from our going-to-be-neighbor saying that someone in a full size white truck had been driving around our property from 9-9:15 and she wanted to make sure they should be there as she knew we had things there that could be stol