FINALLY!! Taped and textured.

It's been a while since we've posted anything, but to be honest not much has happened in the recent weeks. We reached our first snafu of the whole process - the drywall taping and texturing. We got some friends to help us, but not being professionals it was taking too long. After two weeks, we were still not done and it became clear we had to call in reinforcements. On Friday, the pros finished up and today we sanded and did a LOT of vacuuming. From the time the sheetrock was hung until the texture was done took three weeks - so we easily lost two. BUT, things move on and Sara and a friend are starting to put on primer this afternoon. We should have the painting complete soon, and then (in theory) things should start going pretty quick.

Propane installed and first snow!

Mysteriously, our neighborhood picked up about a foot of snow, while there was only about 4" in Stanley, and much less in Ketchum. It was good to see the house and yard covered in a blanket of white. The snow made it easier to drag our propane tank up the hill. We will use propane only for our cook stove, so a tank this big should last a while.

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.