The siding guys are about 94% done with the siding. They took some time off from siding to build the partition walls on the inside for the plumbers.
Lucas is doing a great job on the roof. He is doing little bits at a time. He has probably done 15% of the roof so far. I think though, that he is anxious to get this done. Once we get the vents cut into the roof (my job) he says he can blow through the remainder of the roofing and be done.
Ginger ate a hole in a dog food bag that was stored in the garage and proceeded to gorge herself. I put some stuff in front of the bag to block access, but she was able to get into the bag a second time. I bet all our dieting efforts are now nil because of these 2 binges. After the first incident, Toby said that Ginger could barely walk and just laid in the house all day. Her belly was hot and distended. She perked up the next morning and was ready to eat again.
Max has lost his second front tooth. He now officially has the gapped tooth grin. Lucy checks her teeth frequently to see if any of hers are ready to come out. She is convinced that a top tooth is loose.
Some stinking jerk stole 3 of my orange barricade cones out from in front of our house on Saturday night of the Avocado Festival.
I am very happy with the plumbers (Joey Steffan and Larry Hasbrouck) that are working here this week. They are able to take the initiative and to make decisions on their own within the parameters that I have defined. Their work looks good and is not sloppy (as far as I can tell). Even at the end of the day, they still have a good attitude. They are from Colorado, but I would be happy to refer them to anyone for any plumbing project.
We will be running 1″ copper trunk lines for the water under the house.
Trench digging is no fun. The plumbers determined that with all the appliances that we are putting in (2 furnaces, 2 water heaters, 2 washer / dryers, an oven, a stove, etc.) the BTU requirements were for 660,000 BTUs. That means that diameter of the natural gas line coming into my house had to be increased from 3/4″ to 1 1/4″. So dig, dig, dig for me this weekend. I dug out a new trench across the front of my yard to accomodate the new gas line. The plumbers were able to use a plastic tubing for the gas line instead of cast iron so it makes the job a bit easier.
Second worst question about the house project : Aren’t you / you must be so excited?
Worst question about the house project : What is the estimated completion date?
