July 30th - Primer, Plumbing, and Brownies!

Raymond paints the shop eaves with a coat of primer.  Normally, Gerry likes to primer the boards before they're hung, but there was no time or a body to do it.

 

 He doesn't like heights but he got up on the roof of the shop to paint the dormers!

Kenny puts insulation around all the hot water pipes

Gerry uses his handy-dandy cordless copper pipe cutter.  He says it's one of the best tools he's ever purchased; especially, since he is installing all new copper pipes for 4 bathrooms, the laundry room, and 2 sinks in the kitchen.

And I set up the new toaster oven so I can bake mint brownies (thank you, Debbie) and cookies!

July 27th - Roof Dormers Are Built

The dormers were built today:

The dormers are complete:

And Gerry's already got "stuff" inside the shop....and none of it is mine!



July 26th - The Shop Roof is Installed

The walls and roof are complete:

The openings in the roof are for the dormers.

The plywood on the roof has a radiant barrier to help keep the shop cool on hot days.

July 25th - Shop Walls are Done

Two of the windows were installed today.  We got a great deal on these windows at the Habitat for Humanity Restore.

Earthquake straps are installed 

Side walls are sheeted with

July 11th - More Plumbing

Gerry's installing all the interior plumbing for the house--hot and cold copper pipes and more sewer lines.

We put a 1x2 across two sides of an EZ-up so we can move it across the floor joists to provide shade on these hot afternoons.

Master bath:

Laundry room and half bath:

Kitchen:




We moved the water heater away from the house....gotta make sure we still have hot water for my morning shower.

July 25th - We Had a Dog For a Day

She was wandering the street most of the day but she was a little skittish when Gerry approached her and tried to pet her.  When I came home, she came right up to me and let me pet her and followed me into the yard.  I closed the gate so she wouldn't get hit by the passing cars.  She wandered the yard for a couple hours but she never tried to get out.

She spent the night on the patio just outside the trailer door.  She didn't cry; she didn't bark!  Early Tuesday morning, Gerry posted "Found Dog" signs around the neighborhood.  Only a couple hours passed before her "dad" called to claim her.  She was so sweet, with a wonderful disposition, that we had decided to keep her if her owner was not found.  Fortunately, she lives around the corner and her dad said we can visit her anytime.

July 22nd - Lots of Progress on the Shop Today

6" x 12" beam was manually hoisted into position at the peak of the roof.

Heavy!

No safety ties!

No fear!

The south wall of the shop (not facing the house):

North wall facing the house:

The loft in the southeast corner:

The bathroom is under the loft:

View from the southwest corner:

We're up in the loft.  There will be a skylight in the space over our heads:

Raymond came over to check on our progress:

So did Veronica, Vincent & Paula:

Veronica in the bathroom: