Stabilizing the bank

Pop was helping unload these railroad ties when he almost lost his thumb. Allison and I worked on building a terrace with the ties to help stabilize the bank in front of the house and to help prevent eroison.

Finally, some pics

Electrical is 95%+ finished.

The two electrical panels are in the west mechanical room (remember that the two mechanical rooms are connected to each other by a long hall spanning the entire length of the one foot thick basement wall).

There is a hot water heater in each of the mechanical rooms, and additionally two air handlers are in those rooms -- one for the basement and one for the main floor. The air handler for the loft is in the east "future" bedroom off the loft.


These can lights are over the bar (front two and cooktop (against the wall).

This photo is from the "silt" pond below the house. Notice the paint. The main floor is painted, but the basement is not yet painted.

Cellulose, fiberglass or foam?

The wonderful rain this week has been a blessing -- period. Incredibily, grass seed that I planted in March is now coming up!! Of course it is in patches and not the way I sowed it. We have runoff rain in our pond for the first time in months -- glad we have a spring or it would have long ago been dry.

HVAC work going on. Bathroom vents in. Hot water tanks purchased and sitting on platforms in mechanical room in the basement. Water pipes being installed this week. Electical panels mounted on outside. Painters still have not worked on exterior since Wednesday of last week.

We are working on estimates for insulation and sheetrock. Anyone out there have some advice on insulation please let me know. Cellulose, Fiberglass or foam?

Hope to buy a camera tomorrow and post some pics this weekend.

no pics/rain

I still don't have another digital camera. Allison took several pics over the weekend, but unfortunately she lost the pics before we were able to publish any of them.

We have been receiving precious rain for the past several days, so the painters have not worked on the exterior since last Wednesday. Work is still going on inside on electricity and HVAC. Interior water lines work has started today.

I hope to get a camera soon and get more pictures on the blog.

Thanks for visiting family and friends.

No camera

Sorry I have not posted this week. I have misplaced our camera. I am afraid that someone took it from my pick up at a ball game on Monday night. My fault for not locking the truck.
Electrical work is 95% done. They are running telephone and TV lines today. Painters have finished caulking and started painting, but we had showers yesterday and last night so they have not worked since Wednesday.

We are getting bids for shutters, gutters, and sheetrock. HVAC should go full steam next week.

Hope to get a post with pics this weekend. Off to Pine Mountain for IMPACT 360 barn dance--- yes, I can dance!

Siding done; electrical full steam

The photos are of the finished siding, and the gable vents are now installed. With the exception of one broken window in a dormer, we are finally completely "dried in."

AJ reminded me that the last thing I said about an electrician was that Ron and I and his crew were going to do it, but the number 1 electrician that we wanted has decided not to take the job in Atlanta, so he has been on the job for three days and the electrical work is progressing well.

The Brazilian crew from Atlanta finished the Hardie plank siding this weekend. They are very good at what they do. I have not been able to find a single example of work that I needed them to redo. They are very efficient and work like a machine (five of them). We are getting three painting estimates Monday and Tuesday --for exterior. Also, we are working on sheetrock estimates.

Electrical work

Electrical work is going full swing, but it is hard to get photos that indicate the progress. Here's a couple: one is the electrical panels in the west mechanical room. The other is in the east side of the "jack-and-jill" baths.
Siding work was halted for today because the workers did not have the gable vents. They were delivered later today.
We are getting estimates on exterior painting, insulation and installing interior water lines.