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April 28, 2007

Construction Daily

Busy inside and out today, both with house and vineyard chores. We started off with some interior work, Shannon painting trim and me working in the master suite. We just recently got the gas working. Since we got the water on and hot water heater hooked up we ran the tub for the first time and I thought Shannon was going to jump right in! Then I started working on the fireplace, which essentially meant installing the interior fake logs and the igniter and remote control. We figured it was too far to walk across the room so we'd need a remote control to turn the fireplace on and off! :o)

Had some trouble with the remote receiver and finally figured out that the batteries that shipped with the unit were dead. New batteries, and poof - now that's a fire. Looks like my fireplace installation held up as well which is a real good thing.

After that was done and Shannon finished the trim, it was time for some exterior work, placing the house numbers and installing the new mailbox. Of course since there was a TV camera there we made total idiots out of ourselves, we'd hate to come across like we know what we're doing...

Shannon had to get going so I went out to the vineyard and nailed up four more rows of trellis wire. By now it was getting dark so time to head back inside. I test fit the stone sinks in the master suite, and re-drilled the vanity top in the boys room so the Pooh faucet would fit (it was designed for a wide-spacing but our top was close-spacing - of course.) It is so cute - the boys will love it. Late night, but got a lot done!

Daily hours (S&S combined) = 16
Total hours = 541

Check out the pics.

Posted by Stephen at April 28, 2007 11:01 PM