Thanksgiving is Thursday?!

Well we are very close now and getting ready for Paul and Eliza's trip up for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately my camera battery is dead and I can't find the charger at the moment (somewhere between here and there) so no pictures to post. But here's where we are:

1. Light monitor is all clad in Galvalume;
2. Heat is up and running and working nicely;
3. Plumbing is all in place with only the kitchen sink remaining to be hooked up;
4. All appliances operational except the oven which will be hooked up tomorrow;
5. Kitchen cabinets essentially finished.

Of course the more we get done the longer the punch list seems to grow. We had a scare with the refrigerator two weeks ago. When we tried to move it off the palette a panel was loose and caused a crimp in one of the lines running from the compressor. I had many long and painful calls to Fisher & Paykel but in the end Brown's Appliances was able to fix it and it is running nicely.

The kitchen cabinets took much longer than anticipated. They are finally all leveled, screwed together and attached to the walls. All hardware is in place. The upper cabinets are all in as well. There are a few minor issues left and some undercabinet lighting but otherwise it is good to finally have that behind us. We have set some particleboard countertops which will serve as a base for the concrete countertops we intend to create.

We actually spent the night there last night and it was like sleeping in the trees. The only problem was the cats. They got a little restless in the night and nearly drove me crazy. They need to stay inside for a few more days to adjust to their new home but I can't wait to let them out.

So we are getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Paul and Eliza will be here Wednesday night and this will be the 6th Thanksgiving for Paul and me. I hope to be baking the lasagna in the oven soon. Oh and I think since I will have them trapped up here we can eliminate a few of the items on that punch list...

Are we getting closer or running in place?

It seems like we are getting closer but that only seems to emphasize the that which we still have left to do. The Galvalume is nearly complete on the light monitor and should be wrapped up this week. We have attached the base cabinets to the wall but need to exchange some upper cabinets for wider units. Another trip to IKEA, sigh. The plaster in the bathroom is finished and we sealed it this weekend. It is ready for plumbing. Theoretically, by the end of this week we should have the following complete:

1. Electrical devices in;
2. Plumbing hooked up;
3. Heat;
4. Sub-tops on cabinets with sink and cooktop set, ready to receive concrete;
5. Galvalume completed on the light monitor;
6. Tall cabinets in place.

We'll see how we do. My back made it hard to work this weekend so Anne did all the heavy lifting.

The bathroom is rather difficult to photograph.

Still nice light in late afternoon.

It felt good to rip the plastic off.