We finally have power & water

I got the incoming water line hooked up last week, along with the needed shutoff valve. It is partially insulated with foam, but I'll be adding some fiberglass to make sure it stays protected.

I had a bit of leftovers from the line, but it was cheaper to buy a whole roll rather than getting it by the foot. We might have a later use for it.

Finally! The power company showed up yesterday afternoon and got the final piece of the service hooked up. To be fair, most of the delays were because of the inspector not turning in the paperwork.

There were several trucks here, each bringing a couple of the pieces that were needed. The truck out on the road had the conduit and wire, while the boom truck had the lift and working tools like the drills.

 The power is now on. I switched the breakers on and the inside one on also and checked the lights. Everything lit up. We're getting closer! I have a plumber coming in the morning to see about building the drain line for the septic system.

Winter has begun

 Pardon the window screen, but this is our view this morning. We got 2" of snow last night. Winter has officially begun here. The girls' place is not yet livable, but is very close. They have already moved quite a bit of stuff over. Final power hook-up is scheduled for tomorrow or the day after. 

Front porch decking finished

 Jay and Debbie were here for a vacation this past week. We visited some distilleries and built the front porch for the girls' place. The railings aren't up yet, but all the stairs and decking are fitted and screwed in. It's very solid. It took a bit longer to build than we figured on. The weather didn't co-operate at all. And we are STILL waiting on the power company to hook it up.

some progress

Earlier this week, we had the electrical inspector out, everything passed and we got the needed sticker for the power company to be able to energize the place. Now we just need to get them to come out and do it.

We also had the fire marshall inspection done, also passing with no issues.

In between time, I got insulation put in the new wall around the window.

And finished fitting the drywall around it and sealing the gaps with some foam sealer. We needed it to match with what was already on the wall for thickness. It's ready to put the paneling up. We found one that matches over in Richmond at Menards.
 

Siding installed

As posted a few days ago, this is what I started with after the wall section was put in place and had some house wrap covering the openings in the studs.

I got it up to this point yesterday, with only the top piece left to do. That piece required a lot more cutting and fitting.

Before the rain started this morning, I got it all put into place and fastened in. The siding needs washing, but it has been just hanging around here for several years waiting to be useful.

Once that was finished, the rear gutter had to be cleaned out. It had filled up and composted all the way up to the roof and was growing things. I did get started adding shut-off valves to all the sinks and toilets, but only got about half of them done today.

Back wall rebuilt

After I got the transit patch pulled off, I took the recliners over while I had a big hole to work with. It's much easier to move furniture that way. 

Then I finished up the window frame part of the wall and set it to the side while I swapped the furniture around. The recliners are going in the girls place while the sofa was headed here. It turns out that it won't fit through the dooway going into the living room, so we'll have to do something different for our living room. 

The new wall fit nicely in the hole and is well secured. 

 So I added the window and some house wrap to seal it up (sort of). After voting tomorrow, I am going to get the siding up and seal it in for real.

The girls' place has arrived

Friday afternoon about 2:30, the mover arrived with the girls' place. It is a very tight fit on our small road.

They did block traffic for a few minutes getting it ready to turn it in to the lot.

Starting in, while watching all the clearances underneath.

The did have to pause several times dropping down off the road to adjust the height and the offset of the hitch on the truck.

He pulled it into place over the top of the foundation and they unloaded the blocks and ground cover before stopping for the day.

They were back early this morning to finish it up. It is leveled, anchored and the moisture barrier is in place.

 We still have to get everything hooked up and the fence for the dog yard put back up, but it's here and the project is moving along.