It has been a few days since our last post. In that time we completed the rough-in for the kitchen window (it will be here in late May), installed the surrender monkey door and did a lot of electrical rough-in. The kitchen is 95% electrically roughed (the range is the only thing remaining, next week).
The original billn went home, we thank him for his work. We picked up the plumbing/heating supplies and the kitchen lighting fixtures. Turns out, they only gave us nine of our special compact fluorescent fixtures, we needed eleven. Hopefully they will come in soon.
Mikem (Jenm's dad) came on Friday, he helped today by ripping 13 4'x8' 
sheets of 7/16" OSB (oriented strand board) for our siding. Also, on Saturday billn went to a work-day at senior daughter's school. He built a new gate for the playground and helped brace up a monkey bar and rebuild a balance beam.
sheets of 7/16" OSB (oriented strand board) for our siding. Also, on Saturday billn went to a work-day at senior daughter's school. He built a new gate for the playground and helped brace up a monkey bar and rebuild a balance beam.Here is junior daughter A enjoying our ladder in the dining room.
Here is the interior, looking at our 30" high, 8' wide kitchen window. Also, we energized four of the compact fluorescent recessed fixtures. Nice and bright.
Here is the only insect/water damage we found, on the siding behind the old concrete steps. Steps on houses ALWAYS cause water damage. You can see the carpenter ants ate the old cedar siding in this picture. The sheathing behind this siding was in excellent shape, we believe the damage was restricted to this area alone.
Here is the back of the house
, you can see the old steps and closed in door and the temporary steps the original billn made (using old wood we cut out from the old kitchen windows). After the new window is in, we will side this area with the ripped OSB. We will install it in a clapboard pattern. This is our least-cost siding alternative for us and will ensure we upgrade the siding before too long.
, you can see the old steps and closed in door and the temporary steps the original billn made (using old wood we cut out from the old kitchen windows). After the new window is in, we will side this area with the ripped OSB. We will install it in a clapboard pattern. This is our least-cost siding alternative for us and will ensure we upgrade the siding before too long. We had visitors from our current apartment-town on Thursday, Karen brought her children C and A. It is nice having a backyard again, our children A and E are outdoor people.
Here is the only insect/water damage we found, on the siding behind the old concrete steps. Steps on houses ALWAYS cause water damage. You can see the carpenter ants ate the old cedar siding in this picture. The sheathing behind this siding was in excellent shape, we believe the damage was restricted to this area alone.
Another picture of the insect damage.
2 comments:
It's great the girls are outdoor people. However, please don't let the girls play croquet if Anna has a friend over!
Who said goose eggs aren't fashion statements? Especially the big GREEN ones.
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