Yesterday, Freda and I had a good laugh. We were bringing some boxes up from the basement, and Freda picked up a box with an old vcr in it, and expressed surprise at the weight of it, and then commented "Technology used to be heavier"! We both laughed so hard at this that tears came to our eyes.
Drywall - At the house today, the drywall boarders completed the interior of the house, including the stair well, hallway, laundry room, arches, basically everywhere except for the bathrooms. Tomorrow they will install the cement board around the bath tub in the main bath area, the shower in the master ensuite, and the "dog" shower area in the laundry room. After that, they expect to complete the boarding in the garage (ceiling and three walls).
The taper has almost completed the basement. He complained to me that the screws weren't driven in far enough but couldn't find an example. I mentioned this to Paul, the foreman of the boarding crew, and we went over most of the basement and could only find one screw that was a problem. Hmmm... makes the complaint seem unfounded.
Soffit and fascia - The crew who is doing the soffit and fascia completed that installation today. It looks really nice - the corners are mitered nicely and it looks pretty neat. Tomorrow they will install the Tyvek house wrap on the gable ends and then load up all their equipment. I went around the house on Sunday and picked up the sharp offcuts so Tawny won't cut her feet. I need to do that again.
Garage - Today the crew worked on installing the vapour barrier and strapping in the garage, except for Patrick who was sick today. It was a little tricky manouvering the scaffolding around the piles of drywall in the garage, but it was good to see the more of the garage floor, as the piles of 1x4 strapping disappeared as it was installed. The crew was on the scaffolding installing the strapping and I was on the ground cutting the strapping and handing the pieces up to them to install.
Propane - The propane tanks were refilled today. Haven't got the bill for the first delivery yet, so Freda and I are thinking that they mailed it to our new address, and Canada Post won't give deliver our mail to the mailbox there for some bizarre bureaucratic reason. Freda is going to call them tomorrow to find out what the deal is.
Finishing materials - The interior doors will be delivered on Thursday. We had expected the milling of the trim (made from yellow poplar, not pine or MDF) to be delivered by now also, but it probably won't be completed until the end of this week or early next week.
Moving - Freda booked the movers for Saturday January 28th. We plan on delivering all the stuff to the house. We may need to store our things in the garage temporarily, but the crew is working hard to get as much completed as possible. It won't be totally finished, but we are hoping the master bedroom and ensuite will be totally completed.
Photos - Too busy for photos today, sorry. I will take some tomorrow morning and also perhaps some in the afternoon before it gets too dark.
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