Tuesday, 7 July 2015

A step above

So where are we at on a Tuesday evening...?

Floor guy did not come by on Sunday. Forest fire smoke blew into town turning the morning into an eerie orange Martian world, or at least a 1960's TV idea of Mars. The afternoon everything was just grey and thick. The only critters that stirred were the deer of course. In the last few days I have picked up almost 100 yellow- albeit green plums from the ground. Some nibbled, others just knocked off the branches. The lettuce got another trim, as did the fennel. I had tried to lay out some smelly oregano, but that did faze them.
I have saved many wood scraps throughout the build- the shed is full. And as I have mentioned I have trimmed back the hazelnut tree and the cut pine branches from the front (hydro cut). He here is my twig stash....
On Monday floor guy tested up the the new cable, vacuumed the floor and put down the cable.
You can see the two cable sensors in place.. one is a back up. The mat is just protecting the floor and cable from visitors.... That whole banished thing did not hold up, ha!
But as you may have noticed from the corner above, not the best layout... Leaving a blank spot.
The other cable was too long, this is the next shorter. Perhaps a more strategic layout....? The blank on the right is beneath kitchen counters, that's okay.

Anyhow Tuesday saw many workers back on site, contractor included. My woodstove platform is in place.... It is a very small woodstove.. for a small house! 

I did not take a good picture to show the cable, but it was sorta rearranged to span a bit more floor.
You can see it closer to the stove on the right, and below you can just see a teeny tiny bit. There is still a cable void behind he door where a wood box will sit anyhow.

Downstairs, all the stud walls are in place for the cold room and the unfinished bathroom, this is the bathroom below. It is framed to receive a pocket door.
Same area of the room.. But from father away.
Below the crew is working on the cold room insulation. I decided to blot out one guy's face rather than ask him if he cared if he was in my blog. 
You can see that the electrical boxes are all in place in the basement.
It's getting there.....when will I move in? 
Your guess is as good as mine. Upstairs floor another 3/4 days. Bathroom, kitchen, woodstove. Downstairs more insulation, wiring, drywall.... A few doors, ceiling fans.....

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