Quick update

Okay, the past few weeks I've fallen off the blogging waggon-- Bad Shawn! As the weather has heated up, so has the project. A quick summary of recent accomplishments:

• The 2nd floor (subfloor of 2x6 T&G Pine) is in.
• All interior walls are framed up.
• Stairs are in (not finished, but framed and useable).
• All 4 subs have started: Electrical, Plumbing, Air exchange, and Mason. This is HUGE!
• The metal roof is on.
• The house has been wrapped in Typar.
• we have POWER!! Installed by Lyndonville Electric last friday, 7/7/06. What a painful process.

On Sunday, Loralee and I went and sorted/stacked the boards for our finished floor. We got the rough lumber from our family friends, the Bishops. We have 1800 Board-feet of 1x10" pine. Although it will wear hard, we love the look of wide pine floors. On Tuesday, my Dad trucked it to Heath Lumber for milling, and brought it right back. My Co-worker, Ed, helped me unload and stack the finished lumber in our basement for acclimation. It's quite a stack to work around, but it will be ready to go in September.

Oh, and Falkner Well Drilling called this morning. They will start the well next week. That's another biggie, and once it's done we can have Brent Newland back to finish our leach field and grading.

THis week, Lor is looking into getting our propane tank installed, ordering paint and other materials, and generally doing a ton of running around.

Meanwhile, I'm finishing our loft floor (more 2x6 T&T), and pulling data-comm wires so we have some 21st century elements in our 18th century home....

... I've still got a ton of pictures to get up here, and will get some more detailed updates in the next few days...