**Monday update- I'm able to upload pictures now. Water heater is still not fixed. **
My parents dropped off our dog today too, so our little family is complete again. He seems to enjoy the excitement for the most part. And during the day, we'll drop him at a local doggie day care, so that he's out of the way of the workers.
I think the main pushes for this week will be completing the siding, plumbing and electrical. I'm also hoping they'll work on redecking the front and back decks. Right now the back door just opens to a drop off, so it would be convenient to have that decked again, especially now with that the dog needs access to his yard again!
Sorry for the lack of pictures tonight. I'll try to get them up early this week.
This week was an interesting one. The workers made a good amount of progress both inside and outside. Blogspot is having some technical difficulties, so I'll have to wait until tomorrow to upload some shots. 
They've completed a good amount of the siding. I really like the color we went with. We plan on installing black shutters in a few weeks, but I think it looks nice even without. They've also made a lot of progress on the plumbing and HVAC. Most of the plumbing is roughed in and all of the ductwork is installed for the HVAC on both floors.
You may remember that we were going to sleep in the penthouse this past week. That went well for the first few nights. It was a little louder than I was prepared for, but it was doable. Then on Wednesday a cold front came through during the night. With it came a strong storm with lots of wind and rain. The purpose of an attic is for ventilation and ours is particularly effective right now, since we don't have windows (or didn't at that point). The wind was blowing mist onto our faces and we could hear a leak somewhere in the room. After we closed the tarp to block some of the rain and wind, the sound of the tarp brushing on the floor sounded eerily like a squirrel scurrying around the attic. Needless to say, it wasn't a restful night.
Thursday wasn't quite as bad, but it got cold! We have insulation in most of the house, but we don't have heat and there are still some gaping holes near windows. It was in the mid 40's outside and it couldn't have been more than 55 inside. We were fine bundled up beneath our down comforter but it's an experience I hope we don't have to repeat too many times.
Tonight marks a significant breaking point for me; I've caved and agreed to sleep in the basement. Till now, I've resisted due to the crickets and general damp smell, but it turns out that it's the warmest place in the house right now. To add to the excitement, the hot water heater was replaced but only slapped together, so the exhaust is dumping into the basement, as opposed to outside. So tonight we'll be sleeping by our newest purchase, a carbon monoxide detector. So far, we're clear.
They've completed a good amount of the siding. I really like the color we went with. We plan on installing black shutters in a few weeks, but I think it looks nice even without. They've also made a lot of progress on the plumbing and HVAC. Most of the plumbing is roughed in and all of the ductwork is installed for the HVAC on both floors.
You may remember that we were going to sleep in the penthouse this past week. That went well for the first few nights. It was a little louder than I was prepared for, but it was doable. Then on Wednesday a cold front came through during the night. With it came a strong storm with lots of wind and rain. The purpose of an attic is for ventilation and ours is particularly effective right now, since we don't have windows (or didn't at that point). The wind was blowing mist onto our faces and we could hear a leak somewhere in the room. After we closed the tarp to block some of the rain and wind, the sound of the tarp brushing on the floor sounded eerily like a squirrel scurrying around the attic. Needless to say, it wasn't a restful night.
Thursday wasn't quite as bad, but it got cold! We have insulation in most of the house, but we don't have heat and there are still some gaping holes near windows. It was in the mid 40's outside and it couldn't have been more than 55 inside. We were fine bundled up beneath our down comforter but it's an experience I hope we don't have to repeat too many times.
Tonight marks a significant breaking point for me; I've caved and agreed to sleep in the basement. Till now, I've resisted due to the crickets and general damp smell, but it turns out that it's the warmest place in the house right now. To add to the excitement, the hot water heater was replaced but only slapped together, so the exhaust is dumping into the basement, as opposed to outside. So tonight we'll be sleeping by our newest purchase, a carbon monoxide detector. So far, we're clear.
(Harley warming our bed.)
Note the open exhaust pipe pointing to the left- excellent.
My parents dropped off our dog today too, so our little family is complete again. He seems to enjoy the excitement for the most part. And during the day, we'll drop him at a local doggie day care, so that he's out of the way of the workers.
I think the main pushes for this week will be completing the siding, plumbing and electrical. I'm also hoping they'll work on redecking the front and back decks. Right now the back door just opens to a drop off, so it would be convenient to have that decked again, especially now with that the dog needs access to his yard again!
Sorry for the lack of pictures tonight. I'll try to get them up early this week.
