Let there be LIGHT!!!

Those lights are the real lights, shining through then night. Our party (my father, myself, my mother and my husband) worked very hard to get the lights on the main floor, and some for the basement. It was 9pm when we left for the night (having started at 8am). 

 The glow of the sconces was well worth it. Seeing the room come to life in the light really characterized the whole house. Each room has a wondrous glow now!

Here's a more unnatural light.The chandelier which you see in the picture took an hour to install. The makers failed to include any instructions, which made the whole process horrifying. Josh and I sat at the top of our ladders installing, uninstalling, installing, uninstalling, installing those lights!!! But, they are beautiful!

And of course, a shot of dad. He wired the pannel and switches to make this whole thing possible!

I think by this time everyone was zonked! Here's the last light installed for the night: the entry chandelier.

The next day, we went back to do some tinkering.... much easier! Here's a look at the sconces all installed during the day:

All the bathroom fixtures are the same, but in different finishes. Here is the one for the master bathroom:

The Hallway:

 Master Bedroom: Each of the bedrooms have one of these massive fans!

And here is my statement wall, one wall is a darker gray than the other two. The all is framed by the sconces! Don't mind the two sticky notes, those mark some errors which have to be fixed by the painter.

 So, that's the tour. This week, the floors, the bathrooms, paint touch-ups, hopefully! Pryde's might actually finish the water \(¬▄¬*)/

Home stretch

I've been waiting patiently, holding my breath for each new change. Today was a worthwile trip down to the lake, despite the choking paint fumes.

There has been a lot of progress! Jack and his team must have been out in full force, and the results are everywhere!

For example, take a look at the deck, which is finally finished! Door is attached, and there will be no more wasps entering the sacred haven!

And the interior: well, the basement mess shows much.
Can you spot:
- the water pipes
- the tile saw
- the eavestrough cutter
- the messy dust
- the air born paint particles

Let's take a look at the interior:

Here's the main floor paint colour... it is a tan with a green ting. Our room is grey, and the living room is unfinished. 

The bathroom is getting it's finishing touches too. Here's the tile being put on the roof of our shower. It will be at an angle to the tile on the walls. What an amazing job!

And la pièce de résistance, our sauna is done! (almost)

I walked down to find that not only was the roof completed using the extra roofing from the house, but upon closer inspection, they put in the roof chimney (but not the interior), they realigned the wood stove, and patched up the crack in the concrete... and...

They built stairs!!! They are amazing!

And look, Pryde's even sunk our water pump... you can't see it here, but the pipes are a little loose... I wonder how they will be sunk forever. I am worried about them shifting.

Well, homeward bound. The sun is setting on the Causeway as I drive back into town. This is the view I have to look forward to every day, and I am grateful.

Too bad the bugs hit my windshield!

I remember mom...

I remember mom used to do little fix-me-up projects when dad went out of town. I, to this day, was amazed at what she did when he was not looking. More often than not, the result was wonderful, but met with a little anger/frustration on dad's part (he did plan on doing 'that' (project)... just not right away!)

It's with a little glee that I can say that my day at the property without Josh was equally fun!
My trip started at Canadian Tire:

We had discussed getting the bulkhead painted in the screen porch before it got cold. The wood on the bulkhead is not pressure treated, and if left through the winter, could become warped or rotten. I took it upon myself to take care of this little project.... I began with primer... we're eventually going to paint it white. I guess I shall wait until next weekend to actually paint.

Before:

After:

But that's not the only thing which occupied my time... here's my laundry, drying on the rail of the deck:

And of course, some progress was made in the house on Friday... the interior is fully primed (with some small patchwork being done as well. We are that much closer to the end. We simply need to get our plumbers butts into gear! They've been dragging their heels....

So, what's up... did it stop?

I keep asking myself.... so, what's up, did the progress stop? Did time magically freeze? Are we stuck in the twilight zone where nothing changes for a month?

No.... no things are happening, but slowly.

I could have posted a million pictures of the one wall that was done per day... or the small amount of drywall dust which lined the floor, but that would have been pointless. Instead, I decided to wait for something interesting to happen... so I waited, and waited.... and waited...

Things on the outside look the same... little has changed except the placement of the garbage can.... but wait...

There is more dirt! AWESOME SAUCE. That means that the septic lines and other cables will be buried under more than just sand. GREAT! Now we can mow a lawn! I can't wait to landscape next year!

Walking into the basement there were some pails of primer... SQUEE~

And upstairs in the living room was some white ceiling paint....

Nothing doing in the living room yet though. As you can see, there still needs some more mudding.

But head into the hallway....

And THE BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS ARE PRIMED! Awesomesauce!

So at least we are a little closer to getting the painting complete. Brad, our mudder/painter said there was at least 3 weeks of work left on the main floor... one week passed since then, so two to go. Oh! I can't wait until the floor goes in!

And, to finish:

Peter came down (YAY) and him and Josh did all that work last week. One of the things I had no time to post was the garbage bin the guys made. It was awesome! He used old 'TbayTel' signs (metal) and some wood and POOF, they winged this! I'm impressed! It is very deep! I think we'll need to put garbage bins inside so I can reach the bottom :)

I'm so proud of Josh for all the work he's done. It's an awesome thing his dad and he were able to work together! So fun!

What is Labor day?

Well, it is a day for Josh to work his butt off... and his father too....

Here is a photo montage of the weekend:

Happy Labor day!