Renovation 10

The builder worked on the roof for most of Saturday.  Dave used our shop vac to get rid of most of the rain water.   The builder said the plumber and electrician would be here on Monday.

Monday, November 28, 2011:  This morning, the plumber and his helper came  and knocked a hole in the basement wall to bring in the soil pipe from the new powder room. Dave came home early so we could do a ‘walk through’ with the electrician, whose name is Steve.  The builder checked his  blue print as we went around the inside of the shell.  Most of the discussion surrounded what to put in for the hot tub and whether or not it would need a  ‘break away’ switch.  The electrician seemed to think what we wanted to do was do-able.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011:  The builder is out on the shell, pounding away.  It sure sounds like he’s installing more roof shingles.  He came in to cut off the excess sewer pipe in our basement and stuffed insulation or something in all the open ends to keep water and critters out of the pipe until the plumbers hook it up.  The Town Building Inspector stopped by to check out the sewer pipe  lay-out and said it was good to go.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011:  This morning, the builder brought back the little ‘Dingo’, a caterpillar type of scooper/bull-dozer.  The sewer pipe trench s all filled in and he dug out a  section of formerly a garden in front of the 9-foot sliding door.  Eventually, this area will be a cement stoop.  Right now, it is full of packed, crushed stone.

Thursday, December 1, 2011:  An e-mail alerted me to the possibility of the Andersen windows and doors being delivered any time soon.  Dave came home to find them all in the garage.  If they’d rung the doorbell, I’d have opened the big garage door, but I don’t really know when they came.  They must have had to carry those heavy items from the driveway all the way around to the back and go through the sliding door frame in the shell.  Well, the stock is here and it will be great to have the skylight and windows installed.  It will be warmer for the workers and keep out the snow that is sure to flurry soon.

Friday, December 2, 2011:  Early this morning, I heard what I think was the builder tamping down the crushed gravel, but when I took Peyton out  at 10:20,  there was a cold rain and no one in my yard.  I’m glad the windows and doors are in the garage, but I’ll be even happier when they are safely installed.

Porch Renovation 8

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The framers came back at 7:45 Saturday morning to continue installing the trusses over the sitting/spa room.  They left around Noon.

.  The studs are 2”x6” and the headers are extra strong, so I think if a tornado or hurricane hits us – after the wing is built – I’ll wait it out in the powder room with my guide dog.  Maybe I’ll stash survival supplies in the roomy closet that will also be in the powder room.  The wing is already taking on a personality of its own.

This morning, we went to watch Tyler’s swim meet.  He swam three heats and came in third, second, and one disqualify.  He was swimming in Lane 6, which was right under the official’s nose.  Apparently, Tyler made a few flutter kicks while he was doing the Butterfly (which uses a Dolphin kick) and the official saw it.  Tyler handled it well.  We met Joe, Cj, and John at the Yellow Mills Restaurant for lunch.  We celebrated John’s being on the Dean’s List.

Saturday was a busy day, as Dave and I went to Lowe’s after lunch to order all of the powder room things:  vanity and top, mirror with frame, and toilet.

It appears that the framers have finished their work and it is only Monday, November 21.  Karrah’s birthday was yesterday, but we didn’t get to mail her card until today.

Porch Renovation 9

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This week, the framers continued to work on the roof.  One of them commented that he could drive his truck on the roof.  The specifications call for such think under-layment, that I suspect the roof will be able to withstand just about anything  the weather man sends our way.

The boys spent Tuesday night with us and then went to work with Dave.  We send my laptop computer with them, so that one uses Thomas and the other uses Dave’s work computer.  They had breakfast at McDonald’s and stopped at Taco Bell’s for lunch.  When they came home around 12:30,  we took off for the pdc’s in Edinboro  for Thanksgiving.  The JBT’s would be arriving in Edinboro around mid-night.

Dave and I arrived back home on Friday around 11:30 AM.  The builder was up on the roof installing the shingles that had been delivered that morning.