Saturday, September 27, 2008

A winner.... Finally!

Only uncle Kurt will understand this post. My quest to buy a range hood on Ebay for a bargain has ended sucessfully.

We went out on a limb style wise with this purchase. Now we have a sleek modern range hood, nice cherry cabinets, cultured stone, prefinished siding and an increasingly blurry picture of how it will all look together.


All were bargain deals of course...

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Not Enough Time

A quick update.

Since the last post, our immensely talented electrician has finished the rough in and also solved all possible variations of problems that could occur while plugging in any appliance (including a welder) or turning on the lights.

We took a break and went to NY to visit Naomi's parents and family so we have had a couple weeks off from the project and the materials we had on order have piled up while we were gone.

The next big push will be siding which the bulk gets delivered tomorrow. I look forward to getting some up and then updating the photos to get some feedback. We'll be doing something different with hardi panel and am nervous that it may flop. I also am pretty nervous about the stone veneer. It looks simple enough but it will be a big job.

We also need to coax our plumber back on the job. His fishing season sounded really busy and he is wanting a bit of a break before starting his off season work. This fits OK with our schedule. It has been a new experience to not push through a project but actually hold back and slow down. Naomi has me on a TWTh night and a S and 1/2Su day schedule for the duration. This has something to do with the high demand for my parenting and husbandry (can be interpreted both ways) skills.

Photos are coming. Hang in there.