WHAT’S NEW?

All the windows are in and the garage doors are on, so we’re all closed in.

SO, IS IT WARM INSIDE THE HOUSE NOW?

Actually, the biggest problem that we’ve had is that the garage doors arrived a few days ago, and we until today, they weren’t installed - and that’s the side where all the wind comes in.  So, the wind was blowing into the garage and going right up the steps and into the house like a big wind tunnel.   They put the garage doors together today and they are installed.  The garage door openers aren’t in, but we don’t have electricity yet, so that doesn’t matter.   There’s no wind inside anymore, so it will be more comfortable to work in there, and they’ll be able to use propane heaters to make it warm.   There’s no risk of getting asphyxiated because the soffits aren’t in yet and there’s plenty of circulation.

The next exciting thing is, we’re going to go pick out hardware for all of the doors.   Earlier this week we laid out where the tubs and sinks and toilets are going to go, so John can start roughing in the plumbing.  It didn’t take as long as I thought it would.  Everything is where it needs to be.  Everything is out of the boxes.   For the shower stall that goes into the master bath, we had to cut about an inch off to get it to fit inside the bathroom.   We thought it was forty eight inches, and it was actually forty nine.   They weren’t too happy about having to do that, but at the time I was laughing, because after cutting it, they were all covered in fiberglass.  I suppose they didn’t appreciate that.

WHAT’S THE LATEST ON YOUR HVAC QUOTES?

The third guy came over the other day and got all the information he needed.   We’re supposed to have a quote from him in a day or two.   Then we’ll know what we’re going to do with the HVAC.  

Next week, depending on the temperature, John will start digging the hole for the septic system.   He wants to get that dug before the ground freezes.   He also has to dig the trench from the PP&L pole to the house, so they’ll be able to run electricity to the house.

IS THAT IT FOR NOW?

I believe that will take care of things ‘till next week.