10/29 - Electricity

After 3 weeks of work (mostly weekends and nights) we finally have electric in the house. It will be nice to not have to use the generator anymore. Although, we are eternally grateful to Charlie and Lori for lending us their generator for 2 months.

We used a rented Ditch-Witch to trench 400ft from the house to the road, then put 3 inches of sand in the ditch, the electric wire and telephone wire were next, and then another 4-5 inches of sand all topped off with dirt. I was much relieved to pass the electrical inspection and once that was complete NYSEG 'energized' the lines. Now we just have to wire the rest of the house.

Kind of looks like a state job
Apparently the trencher takes some practice.

Laying the cable........thanks Andy!!

8/13 - Long over due update

Its been a slow month. We have been on vacation alot. Kristin's brother was in town several weeks ago and helped us with a bunch of projects. Most noteably are the stairs be built.

Front Steps:

Front Steps:

Porch Steps:

I also put in the breaker panel. We hope to have the electric service in by the first week in September

7/10 - What happened to all the action??

Sorry for the lack of post, but honestly not much has happened since the carpenters finished. Why you ask? Well our rental house was recently vacated and we have been focused on getting it ready for the new tenants. That should be complete in the next couple weeks.

We have done some layout for the electrical, but we still have not power yet. We have also done some rock moving. The excavators left us with a pile of nice big rocks. So when my Dad visited with his truck we fashioned a sled and moved them around. Below are some recent pictures.

Moving rock on a plywood sled

Eli and his buddy Max with the fire they built

6/24 - A few more pics

Now its time for us to get to work. First step is getting electrical service to the house. Then plumbing and electrical rough in. Fortunately, in Danby, the homeowner can do that themselves as long as its inspected.

View from porch through french doors into the living room

Asa on the deck

Eli in his future room.

6/24 - Carpenters are Done!!!

Again, sorry for the late update. I was traveling. The carpenters finished up this past week. As you can see the most noticeable part is the completed porch without screening. They also completed the cellar entrance.

Grey sitting on the front entry deck. Cellar entrance, to the left, is open.

Completed porch

6/14 - Porch, Windows, and Cellar Entrance

Sorry for the long delay in updating the blog. I was traveling for work again :(. The carpenters should be finishing up this week. A few windows need to be installed, deck flooring needs to be laid, and a couple punch list items remain. The excavator should be back to fix a couple things and then its all up to us.

Northwest side with cellar entrance in view
Northeast side

Soon to be screened in porch

Inside the porch

South facing windows

6/2 - Roofing

The metal roof installation is complete. It took 2 days due to some exacting requirements for flashing around the 3 sky lights and the stove chimney. We are hoping that means no leaks. :). Kent is saying he should be done in two weeks. Two major items are still outstanding: The windows, and the porch framing.

Eli and Asa (Memorial day hike)
House with roof!