Lots of House Work Done!

People keep asking if we've moved in yet, but it actually will take more than a door and a roof, windows and walls to move in.  We were hoping for October, but "by the end of fall" would be more realistic.  We've been working hard, though.

 By the middle of August we finished most of the insulation of the roof...

and the gable ends...and the half of our south facing, framed wall.

Over Labor Day we hung lots of sheet rock and this fancy storm door on the front of the house (the screen is on the top, which means the kittens can't climb on it.

This past weekend Tom climbed up on the roof and put in all the plumbing vents.

I was on the scaffolding all weekend hanging a second insulation barrier and got a little more than half the ceiling done, as well as insulating the spots where the roof had been left open for the plumbing vents.

There was also the fun of identifying where our toilets and other fixtures will go.  This involved pulling out a toilet to sit on and testing out our plans.  Pop traced a cardboard tub to make sure our plumbing didn't interfere with floor joists.  With all the combined plumbing materials, we've returned and repurchased different sizes enough times that we may have been okay with what we originally started with, but luckily it only took one more trip in on Saturday to get a few more missing pieces.  We are so grateful for Pop and his expertise!

Fancy plumbing by the boys in the cellar...sadly their combined expertise fell just short of opening the cellar door for some ventilation from the fumes.  Plus, the natural light helped.

 The pooper sits in the corner of our bathroom.

 The tub fills the end of the guest bathroom back wall, and after a few test sits, we off-centered the toilet just a bit between the counter and tub.

More to do, of course, but it is coming together nicely.  With school in session, my Sundays and Mondays are not my own, but we're trying to get a little more work done on our weeknights.