Tomorrow promises to be a busy day. We'll be working in the house of course, but we will be joined by the electrician as well. Other new contractors are dropping by tomorrow as well to look things over and to give us prices on work to be done very soon. The new appliances also arrive tomorrow.

I've been working in the shop and studio mostly of late but I did strap on my tool belt today and played carpenter for a while. Today's task was to install the five pocket door frames. For those not familiar with a pocket door, the concept is simple... the door is suspended on an overhead track and slides into the the wall to open. These are handy where space is tight or where a swinging door simply does not work without getting in the way. The pocket door frames came pre-assembled and it was a simple matter of fitting them into position, leveling things up using my trusty level and some shims, (and yes I , contrary to public opinion I do know how to use a level) and then gluing and fastening them into place. In less than an hour I was done and back at my desk, doing the design work I was supposed to. :)

The door in the photograph was between the entryway and the pantry, looking towards the kitchen.

It is amazing how fast the house changes with the installation of larger pieces like this. Suddenly those five rooms that got the door frames were separated from the other spaces. It is looking more like the house we envisioned every day!

-grampa dan