We finally got the remaining window installed last week. I took this picture tonight to show the beautiful sunset I saw. I spent the day installing door handles on the exterior doors and foaming many of the cracks and crevices that I found. More foaming to go. Tomorrow we will be pulling the electrical wire from the meter to the house.
What a wonderful way to start the Christmas season. We went to see Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" at the LaComedia Dinner Theatre.
This beautiful quilted wall hanging, one of three designs, was made by Mom Heismann. She made Christmas wall hanging for each her children and grandchildren.
Mary, my sister-in-law, and I helped Mom Heismann decorate her apartment for Christmas. The barn was the first building in her collection.
Our framers showed up today to put in the last three windows. They were able to install the windows in the two extra bedrooms but the windows for the Great Room were missing the mullion to tie them together. The total size of the Great Room window is about 7' by 9' so it had to be made in two sections. We stapled plastic over the opening to keep the wind and dust out of the house.
Mick the plumber showed up today and got a number of things done.
First, he installed the black pipe in the utility room for the propane. We will be using propane to heat the house, for hot water and for the kitchen stove.
Next, he installed the dual control valve for the master bath's shower's two shower heads. One head will be fixed and the other on a wand.
Then, he installed pressure meters to test the drainage system for the plumbing rough-in inspection. The system has to maintain a certain amount of pressure for a specified amount of time in order to pass.
The delivery of the roofing shingles took place last Friday. They staged the stacks on the peak of the roof to make it easier for the roofers to do their jobs. Hopefully the roofers will be here tomorrow to nail down the shingles.
The final section of the ditch for running the electricity all the way to the house was dug. There were LOTS of rocks in this section.
The plumber installed the two piece bathtub and shower in the second bathroom. He even let me help without charging me more $$$!
Today the roofers came and put on the underlayment for the roofing - the ice shield and tar paper. The shingles have to be ordered due to the short supply in the area. Hopefully next week we will have a complete roof.....
The Pella truck with our windows arrived today, however, the three south windows were not on the truck. The kit to put together these extra large windows was not ordered...and is still back at the factory in Kentucky...It is what it is.
