Sheet rock started

We got one bid for hanging and taping and then called "Alfredo" a guy who is a friend of a friend and who also did our friend Webster's house. By mid afternoon the next day over half the rock was hung. The only reason it wasn't all done is because I wasn't finished with my electrical work. So I went back last night and worked a few hours to get it finished so they could continue hanging and taping. Talk about fast!! Maybe by next week we will be able to paint and then doors and floors, it's starting to go fast, but still we'll be lucky to be done by the end of May.

Basement Framing

We took the whole family over to the house Sunday and had the boys use the framing nailer and concrete (GUN) nailer. Showed them how to measure, cut and nail together walls and fasten them. Blayne and Sheila worked upstairs getting the floor ready for carpet and organizing.

Finally Framing

We started framing as planned this weekend. We also went to the Wisconsin Dells for Blayne's birthday. We stayed at Chula Vista resort and had an awesome time! Great place to stay. We got home last night and started framing the upstairs walls. Came this morning did some more and ran out of nails, but we don't have to much left. It feels great to see the big stuff get done.

Late March 2008

We out in Seattle and Portland with the kids for Spring break and did some skiing. We skied Mt. Hood and had powder every day. This was the kids 1st mountain experience and I think I can say it was at least everything they were expecting.

Sheila and I have been working on the bathrooms and there almost done. We almost got the wood floor down in the master bathroom when Sheila hit the power cord on the table saw! She's fine, just a little shocker(pun intended). The vanity is in the main bathroom and faucets in. We're very close to getting all the bathrooms wrapped up.

Monday - Day 4

Finished gutting Living room, still trying to decide on how to finish the fireplace. We have some issues with the setting of the actual unit, and we're hoping to get it set forward. Did some preliminary work on the electrical lines to the Kitchen and taking out the line to the old laundry in the front entry. I started taking out the soffits in the kitchen and was shocked to see how much work I might have to do moving the electrical, then I realized that the cabinets don't go all the way to the ceiling and that most of the electrical can stay were it is. We'll have to deal with the cellulose insulation when we get to the sheetrocking of where the soffits were. I'll have some pictures tomorrow when I go back today with the kids, unless we get snowed out.