Moving On In

OUR SIDING IS DONE

Here she is in all her glory!

Let's take a closer look at those beautiful posts.

Properly sided chimney stack.

View from the back

Garage and dilapidated hot tub

Other side of the garage with overgrown plants

Speaking of overgrown...

It still sure is pretty though

Wild field, coming through!

How long should we let it grow?  That's rhetorical, we don't have time to mow!

I know these are weeds, but they look like they belong

Dead but full of life

Well where'd you come from, you lovely thing?

Same question, but without the loveliness at the end.

She's got gutters!

Perfectly matching musket brown gutters

And a dryer vent!

4-H FAIR

Because selfies are all the rage

Truck and tractor pull was pretty cool

And so was the awesome oldie!  (The tractor, not the husband)

It inspired hubby to grate the driveway

Look at all that hidden stone!

Smooth, but not rich

That's a whole lotta stuff getting dredged

ONTO THE INSIDE

Look ma, walls!

Sure, it's only drywall, but what a difference

They were so fast!

Smooth as a baby's butt!

Look at those x supports!

Look at that foam!

So proud of Milly

Ain't no air movement through the house now!

Subfloors all over the house!

Framing for the two bathrooms!

FLOORING

3/4" natural grade white oak 6" flooring!

Unfortunately it was at the front of a semi that couldn't go up our 500ft dirt driveway.  We had adventures

Now it's all safe in our garage!

BATHROOM SHOPPING

This was our fave.  So soothing, So comfy, I could pee in there right now!

For the main floor?  But there's no matching shower floor tile.

Maybe some natural slate?  But the chipping and the flaking rumors!

So nice

That's the goal, or closest picture.  We found a porcelain carrera blanco marble already!

Filling in the Holes

First, some deer.

IT'S SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE

But wait, there's more! 

But wait, there's even more!  Can you spot them?  (There's three!)

Back to our regularly scheduled blogging.

Baby, it's cold outside.

Deadly icicles!

OOOoooooooOOOOOOOoooooooo.

Milly went through 400 gallons of propane in a month due to lack of insulation+missing drywall+negative Fahrenheit record low temperatures.

We've been in a rush to fill holes.  Figuratively and literally!

Plugging the wire holes in the studs so the mice are thwarted!

I hear drywall compound is tasty.  I believe everything I hear.

Fire-caulking between the floors.  That's a lovely red!

Gotta protect those wires.  Home builders from days of yore, take note!  These stud plates are meant for wires too, not just plumbing!

Cutting the insulation like BUTTAH.

Those tricky holes.

Time for a work break!  It's hard to concentrate when you're itching all over.

I found an awesome app for freeeeeeeeeeeee! (Well, you can use it for free, but have to pay for additional objects and exporting.)  It's called MagicPlan and it's the most intuitive floor planner I've used, because SketchUp is beyond what my tired mind is able to comprehend.

Executing the MagicPlan! (All things previously on our list, but now are done with PURPOSE)

Bathtub?

GONE!

Toilet?  Really heavy... going, going... heavy...

GONE!

Flimsy tub spout?  GONE!  With minimal help from us!

Drywall between the two bathrooms?  GONE!

No styrofoam?  I am disappoint.   But it's also GONE!

Ewwww.... goooey leaky subfloor.  Ewwwwww. 

I guess if the pipe felt tired it can rest in that little nook!

Much progress. Much joy.

And now begins the montage of pictures that no one cares about, but is posted for posterity's sake...

BEHOLD the majesty of our rock wool!

Task: Filling the Holes, Insulation, Demo, Playing with Apps
Wednesday: 2.5 hours talking with electrician and filling in holes
Thursday: 6 hours caulk power and insulating the den
Friday: 6 hours insulating
Saturday: 1 hour to foam board strange holes to the exterior
Sunday: 7 hours mad insulating power
Tuesday: 3.5 hours bathroom demo and app amazement
Wednesday: 3 hours bathroom floor demo and EXTREME measurements!
Total: 29 hours
Total To Date: 159.55 hours