23 January 2016

Progress in Drywall, Painting, Plumbing and Electrical

We have been getting drywall done (Bill is the main drywall finisher), and then painting it.  David has come over and helped with that chore (THANKS, David.) And with some of that done, we scheduled the plumbers and electricians back to do some work.
The archway to the pantry under drywall construction


Notice the ceiling beam Bill fabricated and David painted


 So, we can report, that:
in the Kitchen,





we have two working sinks,
and a dishwasher working,
and lights under the cabinets;





in the standard bathroom,
we have a flushing toilet;

in the upstairs bathroom (Jack and Jill)
we have a flushing toilet, AND
a HEAT PUMP HOT WATER HEATER!!!




























 
and various outlets just about everywhere,

in the mudroom,
we have a working clothes washer,
a laundry tub, AND
both with hot and cold water (YAY!)

To our dismay, we are  not the first occupants of the house. We have had to set mouse traps.  They like our place almost as much as, or perhaps more than, we like the place.  I guess they don't understand why we haven't moved in yet, because they have decided it is worth inhabiting and they don't understand about permits.  We are very close (within 3 months, we hope) to calling up the inspector and getting the occupancy permit.  We need to finish drywall, painting, plumbing and electrical; and need to set some doors, which means installing some door frames and building some doors; and need to do the stairway.