Dive into the archives.
- Drywall Part II
Ahh, drywall. You have been a challenging wench. First, our drywaller’s wife had a baby, and he nearly stopped showing up to work. He would tape here, hang a sheet or two and dash home to his newborn. Frankly, I didn’t blame him – babies are lovely – but we were 31 days into our […]
- Paint
The weather has left us without many tasks this week. Our drywall guy is in the house so there is little for us to do in there. The soil has turned to the consistency of cream cheese which negated the possibility of laying the patio or placing the retaining walls, so we have turned to […]
- Big Giant Hole
Kenmore required us to put in a big giant manhole when we connected to the sewer. Think I am kidding? Here is the hole from Gigi’s future bedroom window: You see, it is deeper, longer and wider than a car, and those are real men standing there, just for scale. And just so you know, […]
- Before and After
I can tell we are close to having a finished house. Do you know how I know? This past weekend I offered to come to the house to do some clean up. I was cleaning up for the next step, drywall and insulation! Wahoo! The house looked a little like this pretty much in every […]
- Water Inspection
We passed the water inspection! We now have running water at our house! It should be noted that my talented husband who has no formal plumbing training did ALL of our plumbing. AND passed the first time. Amazing!
