| Good Deal Beauty |
| The HOMESTEAD |
| October and November 2011 |
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| Oct 6, Sunny day! one Gable end completed! |
| Scaffold is ready for other end! |
| Oct 6, Brent , working on the leach field, putting pipes in from Septic to Leach fields.... |
| Oct 8 South Gable end finished & stained, Justin on Front side of roof with Panel 3-4, while I varnish Dining room & bedroom walls ( Rich in front of framed loo ! |
| Oct 7 Justin works on north gable end & I primed kitchen Cabinets, while Harris completes tubing on ceiling/floor |
| Oct 9- Rich worked on Chimney kit & I varnished the Master Bathroom while Brent covered & connected the septic to the leach field. |
| Rich with BAD bruise (at least swelling is down!) |
| Oct 10- Picked up Attic insulation, wood for flooring & chimney stuff at Lowes, Justin put up panels 5-6 roof, Harris did the main toilet drain & some piping & almost completed the radiant pipes. |
| oct 10 Brent worked on covering leach field pipes & exchange ( D-Tank) |
| Oct 11-the CARR Well people were in to install the pump, but something went VERY wrong, supposedly the pump got stuck, about 1/3rd way down! 2.b.continued....... |
| Oct 11, Rich put in Chimney top part, Justin worked several panels as well as framed the living room & walk-in closet |
| Oct 12 Justin did Several panels & Rich completed the chimney installation |
| Oct 13, Jim Trottier hired to work on deck & on Porch. Justin works on framing den Rich continues on chimney... |
| Oct 13: Attic Insulation |
| Oct 14 Jim & Brent got the Rosboro beams up for the deck & Carr is back to "fix" the well & Rich completed trapdoor & landing in attic for chimney maintenace! |
| Oct 15 Rich worked on wiring, I continued to varnish and Justin & Mike moved sheetrock & doors plus built another frame |
| Oct 16 ~I varnished Den, Office & 2nd-coated Master Bedroom + walk-in. Rich installed hot & cold water pipes in basement as well as connected power line to site of upcoming indoor panel, ready for transfer this coming wednesday ! |
| Oct 17- Well pump is working ( water is muddy) & Justin puts up last panels on roof, YAY!! |
| Oct 19 The Well is now running Clear ! Electric panel now moved inside ! Jim Trottier is back ( with Andrew) to work on our deck. Justin worked hard on framing some walls upstairs & in the basement ( utility room & loo). Brent worked on getting top soil onto front yard & septic area. |
| Oct 20- Jim & Andrew worked on deck while Brent started working on the backyard topsoil & removing a few trees to make yard bigger. Harris were in with the boiler+ furnace, and finish the rough-in in the laundry room |
| Oct 21-22 Rich rented gizmo to lift drywall 2 ceiling & started working on the insulation & ceiling, from attick & below. I picked up dishwasher & Central vacuum system & helped with the ceiling compound, ( as did Tabatha & Mike, who visited from CT on sat. with the kids) while Jim & Andrew finished the deck & temporary railing. Well is capped & Brent worked covering septic & leachfield |
| Oct 23-24 Continued ceiling compound/spackling, Rich continues with drywall /ceiling and insulation, Pete came by to help paint cupboards. |
| Lunch break by installed wood stove |
| Oct 25 Justin is back! He worked on north gable end, Rich continued ceiling & I gave a first coat to cupboards downstairs! |
| Rich appears to be getting a cold, Justin already has one...who's next? |
| Oct 26-27 Exterior vapour barrier in front of OSB is up~ awaiting nice day for siding ! Ceiling drywall almost complete. Justin, despite his cold, hard at work & Rich returned gizmo( drywall lifter) . I worked on front lawn "landscaping" & moved bales |
| Oct 28-30 Harris was in to connect boiler & tanks, Rich worked on framing, plumbing & caulking, incl tub drain. I worked garden & varnished guest bedroom. |
| Oct 31 Lite snow fell overnight & I finished the step-stones, Justin framed Den & Master bath and Rich & Andrew worked on framing & plumbing downstairs. |
| Nov 1~ I spread the hay in back yard, we had the oil delivery over. Justin worked on framing ( he's almost done!) and Rich & Andrew worked in basement, framing & electric/plumbing. |
| Nov 3~ Rich continued on electric in basement as Andrew did more framing. Justin & Mike worked on framing upstairs & then on North gable end & also moved things/wood around, a very productive day ! |
| Nov 4-5-6 Getting ready for winter, with driveway reflectors. Rich did wiring in kitchen & cemented tiles in main bathroom ~ great work~ I laid my first glass tile in the Master loo. |
| Nov 7th- Andrew worked on insulation, Harris was back working on finalizing the radiant & manifolds, Justin worked on framing & north gable end & Rich worked on installing the Central vacuum & insulation/wiring. |
| Nov 8-Justin worked on headers & he & Mike did 2 more rows of siding on gable end. Rich worked the main loo. Harris continued work AND CARR finally showed up with hookup to expansion tank. We got water ( and heat!) YAY ! |
| Nov 9- Jim T. started on porch work ( poured SONO tubes) with Andrew, Justin & Mike & Rich worked on wiring, insulation, some tiles, headers & moved fence. |
| Nov 10, Rick Norcross started working on our ceiling overnight & Rich worked on tiling from 2 a.m. as well as cement boards.(Nov 19 deadline approaches!), meanwhile, Jim & Andrew put in a full day of working on the porch ! |
| Nov11-12 Rich installed shower head in loo, while Andrew worked on the bedroom floor & Justin on panelling the loo. Sat, Rich continued working tiles, now most of hallway is done ! |
| Nov 13~ I organized Rich's tools nStuff plus assembled a few things, while Rich applied tiles in entrance hall & finished hall near bedroom. |
| Nov 15~ Jim & Andrew worked on the porch~ Justin & Rich worked on loo & Rich did both wiring & plumbing in loo & kitchen~ Bed was deliverd & appliances too! |
| Nov 15~ our loo now works~ |
| Nov 16 Rich hard at work on sink, Justin busy with hanging doors. Jim & Andrew do the porch & ramp.( and walls at night!) |
| Nov 17 Jim & Andrew finished the porch ramp & rail ! Internet satellite dish installed on backside of deck. Justin did more doors as well as handles & started on electrical, Rich continued on kitchen plumbing & supervised. I continued to bring stuff up from the basement, trying to get all ready for our first visitors, tomorrow! |
| Dining room/master suite wall & door installed ! |
| Nov 19-20 scenes from our wedding party ~ Living Room & dining room areas + |
| Our NEW Porch + Ramp and our completed Loo |
| Above , my sister Niclole at the buffet tables. Right, conference in the dining room. Below, my sister's dog Rosie in guest bed- room. Left, my new kitchen ! |
| To the left, Nov 19, Rich & I cutting the wedding cake as Sabina, Rich's grand- daughter looks on. Farther left, wedding guests in Living room area..... |
| Nov 20th Rich relaxing in our new Living room ! |
| Above, Nov 18th living room floor done. Below our first official meal, with good friends.Susan & Wayne. |
| Nov 22-23-24~ Over 1 ft snow fell~ driveway ploughed by Jim T~ Reflectex going up in basement- Guest bedroom floor done. |
| Nov 25-25 I worked on ceiling paint, while Rich & Justin did insulation , electric & more loo work & Andrew did Office floor. Our bedroom is taking shape! |
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