Day 58 – Windows, Power, Framing, Hot Water Tank, Oh My!
Today was another busy and exciting day. Rob and Tristan tore the roof off of the eating area and reframed the one that the door will be in. Now the house is completely open to the elements. The only thing that keeps the kitchen as an indoor one vs. an outdoor one is a thin sheet of plastic. It is very exciting though because we can see what the other side of the house is going to loom like today. I am constantly startled by how tall the whole structure is.
Darryl and another guy, who came up from Calgary, came to mull together and install the four pack of windows for our bedroom. The windows look spectacular and it is so nice to have another step towards sealing up the house complete, now for the other hundred ones. One nice surprise is that we noticed that the screen on the operable window in that four pack is wood! Not white aluminum. One less screen we have to fight for from Marvin Windows!
Mike and his helper (Steve, the one that doesn’t even make eye contact) came and got the primary power up and running. I know they looked into the mouse pit but don’t know if they actually had to go in. For obvious reasons, I stayed clear.
My dad came by to get the hot water tank hook up started. I even helped…dad said that I was a natural (pushing on a pipe and giving it a tiny twist). I know, you’re impressed. 😉
Tile Town called to let us know that the pale gray tile that we wanted to order for the shower is back ordered for two months! Great! Now I have to go and choose something else. On a good note, the rest of the tile is in, so I will go and choose a new tile and pick up with others, hopefully tomorrow.
R came home and added concrete to the pile that Rob will need to use tomorrow and we boarded up the house and off we went with our tons and tons of free time to the Cirque de Soleil show, Alegria. It was amazing, although we may have enjoyed it a bit more if we had been slightly less tired.
Finally, the Hughes came home today and K and E came by while we were out to help clean up a bit and steal wood scraps and other goodies. So nice to have them home!
