And Summer turns to Fall

September has been falling by but we've been busy at the new house. We passed the rough inspection last week and the insulation was finished this week. Jesse the excavator is coming Saturday to move several large oak and cherry timbers to Sawmill John's to be milled and kiln dried for use as porch posts and interior trim. In addition, the drywall is being installed next week, and a pump and water tank will be hooked up to the well, so we'll have water in the house.

After the drywall goes up, we'll be able to install the hardwood flooring and tile. For the porch, we picked out Trex decking that Mickey would like to get in before the weather turns too cold. We're trying our best to pick out a ton of things we still need to decide on like tile, interior paint colors, lighting, and carpet.

Mickey constructed porch posts over the weekend, put in a rough set of steps, and added a construction door with lock.
This is the 600 pound tub that Sean and a dedicated group of guys got upstairs and into the master bath a couple weeks ago. Our engineer buddy Don was the mastermind behind the project, and Jonathan, Anthony, and Mickey all pitched in to move the massive cast iron beast.
Insulation in one of the bedrooms. Not sexy but certainly important.
Sean and Peter sit on the new steps in the garage.