08 June 2008

sweat equity...

...took on a whole new meaning today. the official high at RDU was 101. it felt like eight thousand degrees trying to get work done.

the changes this week are big to us, but small in relation to what has normally happened in a week + weekend. robby finished a lot of the little framing... the two bulkheads and built-in spaces are finished for instance. he got the hurricane clips attached to all the rafters in the addition. the rough in plumbing is done and passed inspection. and the fascia boards are up as of today.

here are just a few photos... i was too hot to take more than a few.
the thermostat INSIDE the house. we can't run the air yet, so we suffered with this heat wave.
today... working on the fascia boards. robby had to cut back the old trim and corner boards to prep for the new.
i primed the boards after we ripped them down to size.
then we had to get the boards up. poor robby was on the roof in the afternoon sun. i was on the ladder helping, but in the shade. it was seriously brutal.
you can see a couple of the boards up... it seems so small for all the effort it was!?
this weekend we were too gross....
inside view... if you look closely you can see the two bulkheads that are finished...
this week the electrician will be in. followed by drywall hopefully started before the end of the week. our official move in date is now june 30. we will have the floors and drywall done (we hope), but no kitchen. and that is just a good excuse for me to not cook...

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