Further Progress on the House

The drywallers were here Monday and did their job. Quite a crew working well together and got the place done in one day. The tapers and mudders are yet to come. Some of the windows and doors were delivered today (Wed) and Chris, Andy and Kevin installed them. Andy has also been continuing work on the deck while the weather cooperates. The 8' sliding doors are great. It really brings the outside in. The fixed 8' window for the middle is delayed as are the pieces for the upper part. But, they will be here soon.

Lovely Sunshine

The deer were taking advantage of the lovely warm sun today, too.

Disappearing Dog

Kaylee the dog pretty well blends into the landscape right now. One of her favourite things about this time of year is that she gets to eat fresh apples!

Fall Spectacular

Last fall, we went to Sault Ste Marie to ride the Agawa Canyon train and see the fall colours. They were lovely and the countryside is beautiful. This fall, I'm staying close to home. The dog and I had a wonderful walk today and enjoyed the beautiful colours of the Dundas Valley and the escarpment. No need to go to the Sault this year!

Dumpster gone - for now

All of the siding was sold for recycling. Unfortunately, there is a lot that just can't be recycled. A whole dumpster of stuff was hauled away yesterday.

Fireplace

The fireplace has been installed. The box has zero clearance but it is the pipe that is expensive. Started to frame in a mantle but that will come later. The drywallers will be here on Monday to start and most of the windows and doors are ready, too. The triangle windows for the upper part are taking longer. (Oct 16/08)

New front window

We had the old window taken out and this new box window put in. Again, as suspected, there was no insulation under the old bay window which explains why is was so cold in the winter. We are managing to take care of a lot of the old draft and cold problems.

Addition Progress

With the good weather, quick progress was made. The frame is up, the roof on and the old siding is coming off and the insulation going on. The electrician and plummer are to come next week. Unfortunately, with rain today things slowed down. But, we are very pleased with the work, the workers and the contractor.