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Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround

Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround

They put in the bathroom sinks and the tub surround today. The sinks are one piece Cultured Marble. They are seamless. The sink and countertop are molded together, so they will be very easy to keep clean. They glued a piece to the wall in 

Board and Batten White River Storage Shed

Board and Batten White River Storage Shed

We went out shed shopping again yesterday. We can’t pull permits to build the barn until we have the CO for the house. We had a year to get everything out of the barn at the house we sold. We had hoped to have the 

Clearance 14 x 38 Log Cabin

Clearance 14 x 38 Log Cabin

A sign just showed up on US-25. Clearance 14 x 38 Cabin. We dropped in to see. It wasn’t business hours, so there was no one to talk to, but the cabin was open. The cabin is only 14′ wide, but 38′ long, 32′ long 

We Have Gutters!

We Have Gutters!

There is a lot going on at the house this week. Here’s how they put in the gutters. The truck has a machine that makes gutter. The material starts as a roll of metal. This machine turns this material into a gutter. First they measured. 

Blown-in Insulation in the Attic

Blown-in Insulation in the Attic

The guys showed up today to blow the insulation into the attic. The truck has a machine in it to blow the insulation. They ran a hose from the truck, in through the window, then up the ladder to the attic. They put up markers 

Finish Electrical – Fans, Lights, Outlets and Switches

Finish Electrical – Fans, Lights, Outlets and Switches

The electrician came back and put in the outlets and switches. They put in the breaker box. They labeled everything. Wonderful! There was a little misunderstanding about the lighting. We were supplying the fans with light for the back porch. Someone there read that line 

Installing the Flooring

Installing the Flooring

We decided on vinyl flooring. For the whole entire house. We don’t want carpeting. I don’t like tile. And wood floors pushed the house even more out of our budget than we had already gotten. If we decide we would like to put in hardwood 

Bringing Natural Gas to the New House

Bringing Natural Gas to the New House

When we dropped by the house this morning, they were digging the trench to put in natural gas line. They had to go quite a ways down the block to where the gas line ended and dig a trench. They had to move everything in 

Prepping and Painting Trim, Window Sills and Doors

Prepping and Painting Trim, Window Sills and Doors

While they were installing the cabinets, a crew was filling the holes in the base molding, door frames and window sills. They said they were the CID Crew. I looked that up and the only thing I could find, (other than an Indian police procedural 

Cabinets in the Kitchen and Baths

Cabinets in the Kitchen and Baths

They got started on the cabinets really early. By the time I got there, the upper cabinets were all installed and they were working on the base cabinets. They cut open all the boxes and lined them up where they go.  Then they made sure