Moving Right Along

Just wanted to write an update to keep everyone in the loop. Last night Kenny completed the plumbing work for the bar sink. We now have running water in both sinks. We discussed at length the stonework for the two hearths. We may have some creative differences on this one but I am sure it will work out in the end. They always do.

We have also discussed extensively what we need to have done to get a basic CO. I have to say it is a bit more involved then I thought. Although we don't need everything on the first floor done we do need things I hadn't anticipated. For instance, all of the water lines have to capped. That means the 1/2 bath and the washer need to be in place and/or completely installed. Kenny is going to start with the mud room, he wants to insulate and get the tongue and grove on the ceiling to see how that process goes before starting in the main area of the house. I thought we could get the CO before the vaulted ceiling was done. Apparently we need to have that completed too. I guess to have all of the electrical in a finished state. We are going to make a final decision on the wrought iron parts for all of the staircases and the loft area with in 2 weeks. Then it's ordering the stone and the wrought iron. Damn there are so many things to do. There is the main full bathroom on the main level, that has to be done, the two or three walls framed out and finished, then all the sanding and staining of the existing logs on the outer walls. The kitchen and dining room logs are stained and ready to go but not the rest of the house. Now here is a question: do we need to do all of the logs before the CO?

Well the point is we (I say that like I am working over there, he he) are making progress.