I realized that with all the hustle and bustle of getting ready for the fall art tour that we have not kept up with all the home improvements that have been going on:
Looks like a real house from the outside! We seeded grass in about a month ago since we were all done with the major construction work. It seems to be coming in nicely.
Our bedroom is one of the few rooms that is completely finished: painted, trim the works!
We've already started sleeping in the house (don't tell the inspector) as the camper doesn't do so well during these crisp autumn nights. And yes the window is boarded over, but since we painted it the same color as the trim, we're considering it good.
The plumbers came and we now have a fully functioning bathtub upstairs:
As well as a bathroom sink, and toilet! No door for the cabinet yet.... all in good time though.
The mud room still has the farthest to go, but we are certainly not concerned about having it all finished before we move in.
All of the electrical is finished though, and the roof is insulated.
Kitchen still has a little ways to go, though we do now have a working kitchen sink, dish washer (which neither
Christy nor I have ever had before), and stove.
And thanks to Mom for helping us to get some insulating windows:
Much better than the window that were in the house before, some of which were cracked, and most of which had a significant amount of rot underneath them.
So here's the exciting part. I talked to the inspector recently and he said all we have left to do before we move in is to put in a hand rail to the basement. We are pretty excited to be so close to moving into our house. I still want to finish touching up the drywall in the living and dining room and get those rooms painted before we move in. We are hoping to start moving in in a little over a week. It will be so nice to unpack. We have lots of books, pots, and other belongings that have been stored in boxes in our barn for a year and a half now. It will be great to unpack and finally settle into a house. It's been a long time living in limbo in our camper with the majority of our belongings still in boxes from our move from North Carolina. We're more than ready to settle down into a house. There are many things that still need to be worked on in the house, but just getting out of this camper before winter sets in will feel like a major
accomplishment.
Joe
check out that stack of wood--nice work, joe!!
I'm attempting to get enough wood together that we won't have to cut wood at all until next time this year. I have to admit that I enjoy preparing the cord wood so it's not too much of a chore.
Re stacking does take an extra step, but it seems worth the effort. Eventually we would like to figure out a way to add some makeshift forks to the tractor bucket so we can simply move the pallets of stacked wood instead of having to re stack them another time. All in due time.
Isn't it a pretty color?
I will keep you updated on this adventure as it unfolds.
Gogzie, Mom, Alyssa, and Carrie
I hope you enjoyed the pictures... we may have more soon as we continue to unpack boxes of pots.
Looks like a real house from the outside! We seeded grass in about a month ago since we were all done with the major construction work. It seems to be coming in nicely.
We've already started sleeping in the house (don't tell the inspector) as the camper doesn't do so well during these crisp autumn nights. And yes the window is boarded over, but since we painted it the same color as the trim, we're considering it good.
All of the electrical is finished though, and the roof is insulated.
Much better than the window that were in the house before, some of which were cracked, and most of which had a significant amount of rot underneath them.
