The Inspection

Cary Nate came and did the inspection Tuesday night. We only had 5 concerns that we needed to take care of. The wood plates in the basement on the floor in the utility room and between the bedroom and bathroom had to be treated lumber. Peter fixed those yesterday and today. That was the biggest job. I also asked him how "done" the house had to be so we could get an occupancy permit. Most of his concerns are safety. We were glad to hear that we could paint, put flooring and ceiling in after we move in! We are ready for Brandon and his crew to come and finish up with the sealing so we can put plastic on the walls and ceiling and insulate between the basement and the house. We then will be ready to drywall. Yeah!!

The water softener-rented from New Holstein

The furnace

The Tankless Water Heater installed

The Tankless Water Heater

I had to do some convincing, but I am glad that Ray decided to put the tankless water heater in our home!

Electrical work with foam insulation

Ray and Brian's Handy Work

Plumbing for the shower

Things are happening

Dean Sixel and crew are at the house today finishing up the wiring. I went over the lighting fixtures with him at lunch and got the final estimates today. We are expecting Ray's Plumbing tomorrow and the inspector tomorrow night. He will look over the heating, plumbing, and electric work, and if all is well, we can start the drywalling this week!

Surprise! --- Crunch Time

It's Wednesday, January 29. Everyone said that they were coming this week. Brian and Ray, from Ray's Plumbing came on Tuesday and ran almost all the water lines, set up the shower, and placed the mat in the bottom of the shower so we can pour concrete for the base. No one today so it'll be busy Thursday and Friday with electrical and heating to finish . Andy, our cabinet maker said that the cabinets are done. Next week Elite Builders return to tape all the joints and insulate the area where the walls and ceiling come together. I called the building inspector for the mechanical inspection. If everything is OK we'll be ready to hang the drywall and insulate the sill areas. In addition to everything else the siding is supposed to be here next Thursday. Picked up the last window for the lower bathroom today. 12:30 p.m. I'm heading North to check on the old house and see if the new renter has arrived.

Foaming the windows and everything else

In the crawlspace

Connecting the kitchen heat run

Tin Man

Cutoffs

Return of GPS Heating

GPS officially started the furnace at 12:00 p.m. Friday January 16th. Heat was coming from all the right places and it took only a couple minutes to heat the place up. It was a good thing too since the tempurature last night got down to -19F, and the gas fireplace decided to go out. Even so the temperature in the house this morning was only down to about 30. Electricity is just about done and if Ray comes back early next week we can get the inspection done and begin drywall.

The Siding

The siding and shakes order went in today. Josh from Kiel Building says it will be here fast! This whole process has taken quite awhile, so I hope our order can be processed quickly and we will have all the necessary product.

Read more about our siding decisions here: http://rhoadeshouse.blogspot.com/2008/11/winner-is-basil-by-sherwin-williams.html

Dean's Crew

Dean's Electricians!

When I arrived after school on Monday the house was looking great! There are wires and electic boxes, etc. everywhere. Dean Sixel's crew got lots of work done! Thank you! I think they will have the work they can do right now completed today. I can't wait to see it. It is really getting exciting. Jerry called from Marinette last night, and he is coming Wednesday to continue with the heating work. Andy called last night as well and said he was almost done with the cabinetry-the kitchen, pantry, bathroom, and living room cupboards!

Plumbing

Ray's Plumbing from Menominee, Michigan came on Monday to install some plumbing. It is nice to see some progress since Christmas! It looks like I may have won Ray over on my wish to have a tankless water heater. I sure hope he is convinced that it is not only energy efficient, but it just makes good sense when there will only be two of us in the house most of the time.

We are looking forward to electric work and heating next week.

Chocolate Pie at Altitude

Doesn't work like it does at sea-level.

Merry Christmas

Nine below zero at noon-wind chill -25

We live in Wisconsin, what can we say?

Cold and Snowy Day

Thank goodness it was our only 40 degree day!

Ta Da!

Jerry and Peter at work

The fireplace heats the place up!

GPS Heating in Marinette

http://gpsheatingandcooling.com/
Jerry drove down from Marinette to install the fireplace.

The metal chimney

The chimney opening

December Update

We have some heat! We have our gas fireplace installed. Thanks Jerry! Ceiling is ready over our closets and bathroom. Cabinets are being built. The chimney is up and the cap is finished on the roof! Yeah!! Everything is ready for the electrician, plumber, and heat to go in. The drywall can go up when all is done. I can't wait!

Just a word about cutting the stringers. GO AHEAD, BUY THE NEW SAW BLADE. I KNOW IT'LL COST YOU ABOUT TEN BUCKS BUT IT'S MONEY WELL SPENT.

Front steps