The 'screw it' stage

First off, I need to start this post by saying that both Lor and I are burned pretty crispy. The long days and weekends tied up working on the house are beginning to take their toll. We are just tired.

Now that that's out of the way: the house looks great! The interior painting is done, and Michael made a BIG PUSH to get the heater up to the ceiling in the first floor. In fact, all he has left is to cap the heater, then start working on the chimney. He was here until 10:30 PM on Friday night, but the effort paid off, as the OSB guys could start the finished flooring this Monday. That is looking very good, and they expect to have it done by end of day, today. I am really glad we went with the wide pine and cut nails.

Lor and I worked on the trim all weekend. It needs two coats of urethane, which is back breaking work. However, its a lot easier to do before going up on the walls. Right now, we have most all the trim with one coat, but a second coat would be ideal. We are working on that all evenings this week.

Also over the weekend, we seeded and mulched along our driveway, and the areas that have the final grade. Brent is working on our retaining wall... We were not planning on paying him to do it, but said 'screw it', and asked him to take it on. Overall, I am glad we did. He is using a lot of the large stones from the excavation work, and it really matches the house.

One other thing getting done this week: Final wiring. Hans with Viking got most of the plugs and switches done yesterday, and expected to be *mostly* Wrapped up by end of day today! God, we are close. Lor will need to check in with Calendar Brook to see where our cabinets are at, they should be delivered next week.