Week 2: Electrical, sheetrook

Mon. 8/10: The electrical wiring and boxes are put all over.

Tue. 8/11: Lights go in, 8 in a square. Mattias is very particular about how they are placed in relation to the layout of the room. We thought we had asked for a light over the sink as well, and we wanted to add one in the corridor, which Ray said was no problem.Water heater is taken out, and wow! John removes the old frame footing from the old wall by the family room, adding a foot to the width of the doorway, and that becomes much more comfortable. Some insulation done.

Wed. 8/12; Rest of the framing is done, and old stuff taken out. Insulation finsihed, sheet rock is put up, including over the big window.

The kitty cats don't like the plastic sheeting up; they are afraid of the loud banging but want to know what's going on.



Thurs. 8/13: More sheetrock, and now the room is really beginning to take shape. It's astounding how large the space seems without the water heater.The opening is cut for the new window.

Fri. 8/14 - We asked that the water heater get hooked up, and even though it was not part of the "rough plumbing," in the contract, they agreed to do it. However, poor Mattias had a lot of trouble with it, and spent much more time than he planned under the house. He was probably supposed to be off that afternoon and ended up leaving around 7:00. I think his wife got mad at him for working so late. We let him know we really appreciated his hard work. That was his last day for a week until Monday, the drywall finisher comes in and we're told it will take four days, then we paint.



This week we got estimates from two hardwood floor refinishers. We're happy to find out our original floor is top nail red oak, very common and easy to obtain and match, also to work with. One bid is a little lower but even then includes moving furniture and taking up the carpet; we feel we can lower the cost by doing that ourselves, so we plan to contact him later.

Sat. 8/15: The bathroom is so filthy I have to clean it. I literally scrub the sink and toilet, wipe the floor and then tape everything with plastic. Then I find I am able to order my sink through Lowe's, at a price lower than the Internet. It will take about two weeks.