Invisible progress

Tonight a fireman from across the road wondered how many coats of paint we were applying to the house exterior. It seemed to be taking a long time. The answer is a minimum of three coats and up to seven applications of paint when we apply the glazing colors. Progress on the house continues without much visual change but we are almost there.

Upstairs the Element Spray Foam crew coninues to lay in the fluffy foam. Each day more of the ceiling is coated in the blue closed cell foam. The insulation changes the feel and the sound quality of the rooms. The house is now 1/3 done.

-grampa dan

Filling in the holes

There are so many steps to each project we do. With the house it seems to be all that times a hundred. Tonight my good neighbor Gord put my tractor back together (once more) and I hopped on to do some backfilling I've been itching to do for a while. I'll have to grab some more soil to finish the job but I got a good start on things before it got dark.

The large trees in front became instantly rooted in the ground as I gingerly pushed the dirt around the base of the giants. There's still plenty of hand work to get everything nice and even but they look pretty cool already.

I also took care of the pile of soll that was dug up by the tree mover when we relocated the maple tree a few weeks ago. I filled in the area next to the house. Piles that looked massive instantly disappeared as I filled in the holes.

Step by step things are being done.

-grampa dan

Got mail?

So many people stop these days to take a look at the new house. As the color goes on it gets ever more eye catching. The other day there was a couple that stopped on their motorcycles. They seemed to be staying longer than most and as I watched them I could see they were clearly looking for something. I was mowing what was left of the lawn at the time, As I watched them my curiosity eventually got the best of me. I drove over to say hi and see what they were after. It turned out they were scouting for a motorcycle rally - photo scavenger hunt. The event had been scheduled in June but postponed because of rain at the time. It was rescheduled to happen soon and this couple were checking the landmarks that were part of the hunt. They were searching for our mail box, the one with the squirrel on top. I had tucked it away when we started the new house, safe from bumps from machinery and folks carrying long boards. I showed my new friends where I had moved him and promised to pull the piece out from hiding and put him in his new home within the hour. The rooster was moved across the driveway to it's permanent home.

The house continues to recieve it's final coats of paint - a little at a time. With the weather so unseasonably warm it is hard to do the blends and glazes in the heat of the afternoon. Next week promises to be more temperate after a couple of days of rain.

One by one the pieces are being put into place.

-grampa dan