Main floor sheetrock almost done

Sara and our Stanley friend Jake cranked on the sheetrock last week and got the main floor almost done. We rented a sheetrock lift again and did most of the basement ceiling this weekend. Hopefully by the end of the week, things will be mudded and taped.

Siding done for the winter

The siding was a much slower and labor intensive process than we envisioned, and we ended up running out of wood too - possibly, maybe due to a miscalculation on my part? We ended up with a lot more waste than I imagined as well, with all the cutting around windows. Anyhow, Bob and Sean got the two hardest sides of the house done, and the ones you see from the driveway. We'll probably have to wait until spring to finish, but what's completed now looks great.

Plumbing inspection passed!

Congrats to Sara for passing her plumbing inspection! I've come to realize that plumbing is way harder than wiring. Here's a photo of our new water heater, thrilling I know. But the exciting part is that we have a hot water outdoor spigot.

Ceiling sheetrock

I started work this week at the avalanche center, and couldn't think of a better way to celebrate my first weekend than by hanging sheetrock on the ceiling. Being inexperienced drywallers to say the least, can't say this was the easiest place to start. But I guess the ceiling drywall is ALWAYS done first...

We rented a sheetrock lift which was a godsend, or we just called it "God" for short. It took some getting used to, and the miracles it performed were always just shy of perfect. I guess we should call it "god" without the capital G. Anyhow, after two days we had finished the ceiling except in the bathroom where Sara's plumbing vents need to stay exposed for her inspection. I thought recessed lights were the best thing since sliced bread - easy to install and nice light. We figured out their downside when we had to cut out all the damn holes, and the trim doesn't allow for much slop.

You can see from one of the photos that we got our chimney installed a few days ago.

"Aerial" Shot

A week ago we had borrowed a lift used for tree trimming to install the siding, and I took the opportunity early one morning to take the lift as high as it would go (50 feet or so) to take some unique shots. Note these are older photos, and much more siding has been installed since.

Ex-siding!

Ok, my mom made me use that title...I would never be that cheasy. It's been slow going, but we're really happy with how the log slab siding is looking.