This past week saw some big changes at our house. My dad and brother came up to work on the siding. It was so exciting to come each day after work and see what they had accomplished. In spite of rain almost everyday, they got finished up the two sides they had started and also the North side. The west side is started but Jon still needs to figure out how to attach the chimney. They're planning to come back up this week to finish the west side and put the facia (trim piece under where the gutters go) on the south, west and the last piece on the north.
Today we worked on running the wiring. It was impressive to see how fast this goes. It's not done but it shouldn't take too long. Jon's college friend Dave is here to help for the weekend. We love when people volunteer to come out. We feel blessed that Dave is giving us a weekend-especially since he had to drive down from the twin cities. While the guys were running wire, Jon's mom and I cleaned up and started to move extra stuff down to the basement so we're closer to being ready for the drywall.
This afternoon, Pat (Jon's mom) and I went to Ames for a shopping/learning trip. The guys needed some more stuff for the wiring project and it is time to get more serious about flooring. We had a great time looking at tile, getting prices and learning about our options. We also looked at bathroom vanities so we would have a better idea of styles when we go to meet with the cabinetry guy tomorrow. We need to take him the walnut for the master bathroom and tell him how we want the vanity. I'm also really excited to see the progress on our kitchen cabinets!
In looking at the coming week we're hoping to see a lot of changes:
Today we worked on running the wiring. It was impressive to see how fast this goes. It's not done but it shouldn't take too long. Jon's college friend Dave is here to help for the weekend. We love when people volunteer to come out. We feel blessed that Dave is giving us a weekend-especially since he had to drive down from the twin cities. While the guys were running wire, Jon's mom and I cleaned up and started to move extra stuff down to the basement so we're closer to being ready for the drywall.
This afternoon, Pat (Jon's mom) and I went to Ames for a shopping/learning trip. The guys needed some more stuff for the wiring project and it is time to get more serious about flooring. We had a great time looking at tile, getting prices and learning about our options. We also looked at bathroom vanities so we would have a better idea of styles when we go to meet with the cabinetry guy tomorrow. We need to take him the walnut for the master bathroom and tell him how we want the vanity. I'm also really excited to see the progress on our kitchen cabinets!
In looking at the coming week we're hoping to see a lot of changes:
- siding and outside trim finished
- chimney figured out/installed
- wiring finished
- gutters installed (they're coming Friday)
- garage location laid out, and approved by the county
- pouring garage footings next Saturday
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