Sheet rock!

We've got walls!

Master Bedroom looking into Master Bath and Master Closet

From the Kitchen to the Living Room

 

Vaulted Ceilings in the Living Room

Living Room to the Kitchen

We have a driveway!

Not much has happened in the last month or so.  We have been battling the torrential rains of the coastal winters and the house has had a tough time drying out.  For all you potential Adair homeowners, I can tell you that this has been the most frustrating part.  For the most part, Adair has done everything possible to insure the house drys out (don't get me started on the front doors) but mother nature was not cooperating.

Last weekend we got the thumbs up for insulation installation, and the insulators had a bit of a tough time with the road (or lack of).

I had to do something about the road for the drywall delivery and the finish package delivery.... so I hired Vern Wiles again to bring the road to the front doors.  Vern did a GREAT job with our access road and even through in a free rental of a couple ramps!

Looking towards the top

From the front door, looking back

Garage door

Low Voltage

So not much has happened in the last couple weeks.  We've got quite a bit of rain over the last 20 days or so, and I'm just waiting for the house to fully dry-out.  Josh informed me that his first moisture reading was fairly promising and that maybe a few more days is needed to fully dry-out the house.  This is good news considering I don't even have power into the new meter yet (thus, no heaters).  The county wanted $75 for a permit for me to run the feeder wire 30 feet into the meter base from the PUD hand-hold.. BS...  So I called asking if the original contractor could run it for me..  I would rather pay the $75 to the electrician instead of the county in "fees".

Russ and I ran 21 CAT5e drops and 6 speaker wires last night.  Tonight were going to run the rest of the speaker wires and do some clean-up in preparation for insulation.

21 drops, 2 in every room, 5 in the living room, one to each corner of the house for security cameras

We ran a LOT of Cat5e

Special low-voltage electrical "boxes"

Plumbing Plumbing Plumbing

A full weekend of house projects! 

The contractors showed up this weekend to put the finishing touches on the siding, and Dad and I brought the excavator out to connect the power, water and storm drains.

Top of the house, done!

In order to install the soffits, the guys had to build a temporary deck!

Rain drains in!

 

Tying the french drain to the rain drains to carry water out past the driveway

Power and water connections

Little vault for the PVC valve

Tyler is helping sweep the basement

Back-fill is done(ish)

We got all the back-fill done this week, now we are just waiting for the rains to compact the dirt.  Once everything is compacted down, we will need to do a final grade and push some of the excess dirt over to where my shop is going.  But at least the contractors can get in the house from the top now!  that makes them happy

Tyler approves!

 

Tyler loves the Excavator!

Back-fill!

French drain done, time for backfill!

Working from one corner to the other

Late night!

I can walk in the front door!

French Drain

More work on the French Drain this weekend (all day Sunday).  I bribed Russ to come out and help with the promise of beer and power-tools.  Little did he know, I rented him something extra special!  These little Toro Dingo's are AWESOME for hauling rock.  We hauled about 8 yards in just over 2 hours.

Russ and the Dingo

D-I-N-G-O!  Beats a shovel

Ready for a layer for filter fabric

Ready for back-fill!