Crazy Christmas

There are so many things that have been finished in the last week in a half! Since we both had most of this last week off, we’ve been able to work on a lot of things. The bookcase is done, the cabinets are hung, the leech field is graveled/piped, the toilet is installed (But not fully usable just yet), our fan is installed, the large appliances are in place and hooked up, we bought a mattress, and our flooring is over halfway done! We had to chop through ice to finish running our water line, and it was so cold that water would freeze in seconds. My pants got splashed with enough water in the process that the lower half froze solid and stood on their without me! We leveled the one spot in our plywood flooring that sunk, so as soon as we finish the floor over that spot, we can move in our couch and table and chairs. Our countertops are almost ready to go, and so is our sink drain. And as soon as we get one more fitting for our heater(Which should be here Wednesday) and get it installed, we can start the process of moving in!

Let there be light!

So the paneling is done, (And it only took 4 boards to get the paneling around the octagon window done!) our electrical is almost done. The lights work, but we were having issues with one 3-way switch working properly. Our cabinets arrived and we made the cuts in the back so they would fit over the wheelwell. The carpet pad is down in the loft and ready for the carpet, and I finished the floor in the bathroom! The next big thing will be the drainage pipes for the kitchen and the bookshelf with our storage for our heater and electrical box. Thanks to Gavin, Jon, and Wyatt, we completed staining the bookshelf in record time!

Interior work

We are so close to having the paneling finished, but with a few panels to go… our jigsaw blade broke. But now we have a new one, paneling should be finished in a day or so! Our last work day we got quite of bit of paneling, electrical, and plumbing work done. And this last Wednesday, I spent 8 hours in the car to go pick up the solar panels and batteries(Thank you audiobooks). We also found out that our siding is back ordered, so that’s cool. But at least there’s still plenty of other work to be done first. Our cabinets are scheduled to arrive Saturday and we’re excited about that. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that maybe, JUST MAYBE, we can move in before Christmas.