January House Update

It's been awhile since the last house update. We're still plugging along.

Since the last update in October, it's been a building walls, installing furnace ducts, placing outlets and light switches, recessed lighting frames, and running wiring...in general, a lot of stuff I can't do. While Clint slaved away, I was out of the overall construction picture in November/December because: 1) I don't know how to wire stuff and 2) I'm a weenie when it's freakin' cold outside.

But we're to a point where I can help again! Yay! We're gettin' walls, and boy, do they ever make a difference. Here's the kitchen, Sunday morning:

Drywallers were showing up Monday morning, and everything had to be finalized. Chop-chop! All day Sunday, I stuffed insulation into the walls, and around windows, while Clint put in last minute phone jacks, and outlets, and did 1,000 other things.

And here it is at day's end on Monday!



Whoo hoo! Houston, we have drywall!

Here's another Sunday morning photo. All of that wood had to come down off of the walls, and 100-year old insulation behind it cleaned up.


Here's the same corner, Monday evening:


Sunday: Mudroom


Aaaaaaand Monday Mudroom!



Walls certainly give the place a lot more definition, don't they?

Upstairs walls are going in as I write this. Here's how the place looked yesterday:

Looking down the hall into the vanity area. You can just see the edge of a jacuzzi tub at lower left. Bathroom on the left, shower on the right, and mirror/vanity will be front-right.



Here's another shot, where you can see the tub, and framework for future walls.



2 closets, with a window between them:


The view across the room, to the sliding doors overlooking the back yard:


I get off work at 4:00, and get to zoom over and see how the upstairs shaped up with walls. Are you as excited as I am to see how different it looks, now?

Ok! I'll post pictures of the upstairs next!