Wintered Windows

We finally have a room 90% drywalled (including the ceiling) which has turned into a convenient storage room for the project.  This couldn't have come soon enough because the materials have been coming in fast the past few weeks.  The replacement windows arrived last Thursday, forty sheets of drywall last Monday, two pallets of brick on Friday, Attic Insulation tomorrow, and the kitchen suite some point in February.
The project keeps moving forward with Lynch plugging away at the drywall and making sure all the walls are properly shimmed and plumbed.  Last week I ended up running hardwired cables for phone Ethernet and Coaxial to a control box in the basement.  Hopefully by next week we can have all the spaces between the trusses in the great room insulated, and prepped for drywall.

Drywall Jack and Replacement Windows

Storage Room

The Last piece of ceiling to have plaster board added

Lynch taking a page out my jobsite safety book (it is a super stable platform to get at the wall above the stairwell)

Rooms taking shape

Insulation put in between the floors (Amber's handywork)

More interfloor insulation

Furnace Thermostat

Control Cabinet

Control Cabinet Interior

Another Octopus was sighted

Full of Hot Air

We had a major victory today with the advent of the furnace finally being turned on.  With the help of Jim W. we installed the thermostat, replaced a fuse, and fired up all 100000 BTUs.  Within two hours the interior temperature had gone from 20 to 39 which made it almost pleasant to be working there.
Lynch is still banging out the drywall and insulation room by room at an incredible pace despite having to find and make shims for all the unevenness found in the the walls and ceilings.  It is our goal to have all the insulation finished and the drywall hung by the end of January.  There are two big challenges to accomplish this still though.  The first is finding a ladder that will work on the stairwell (there is a 20' open rise) and the second is getting the nailers and batting into the area with the vaulted trusses.   Normally Doug and I would probably try to build something to half way hold the drywall up on the ceilings, but someone from work has been nice enough to lend me a drywall jack so we will need to find another thing to half ass.
For the first time since it has started a very distant end is in site.  All the tasks left have distinct names and specific ways of getting done.  Up until recently it seemed that the house always had the upper hand in our fight, but now the downhill battle has begun and soon most things (nothing is ever really done) will be finished.

Putting the all into Drywall

Lynch Laying Drywall

Half the Master Bedroom Drywalled

Bedroom #2 Getting Drywalled

Bedroom #2 Lookin' Good

T Throwin Up the Signs of a Job well done.  I would like to note That he came to visit specifically to help me because he is a good friend.

Lynch's insulation should make for a great staircase

Cutting Drywall

If the Crap was moved out of the way it would be a good show of an almost finished room

Yet another Drain

Evidence that Doug is working as hard on the plumbing as we are on the drywall

Who Needs a Floor When there is a Bathtub Fixture

Passing the test of inspectio

Lynch Rockin the Concrete Saw

Dave Rockin the Concrete Saw

Step #9 curing

Arch Repaired And Step #10 Curing

Drywall Has Started Going Up

The Piece of Excavated Concrete that Cracked My Arm (Shoe For Size Ref)

More Drywall

Chess Worn Out From Helping All Day

Pictures of the past few Weeks

The First Step of the Plumbing Dance

The Second Step of the Plumbing Dance

Andrew of "Done Right" Electric doing an Excellent Job

Andrew wiring away

Starting New Fashion Trends

Daylight Shining Through

Soffits On the Front

Insulating a Little Too Soon...

It Took All Weekend But the Soffits are up and Looking Good

Breaking Out Old Brick Walls

Prepping New Stair Excavation

Overview of New Stair Excavation

Pulling Rotting Mortar and Field Stones From the Old Foundation

Earth Formed Slab Pour Ready for Wire Mesh and Concrete

Looking Upward From Partially Excavated Stairs

Virgin Clay Pulled Out getting ready for an Earth Formed Slab Pour

Cream City Bricks Pulled From the Excavation

Its halloween, Its haloween, the moon & Dave's electrical are shining bright

 

Electrical Boxes For Outlets, Switches, and Lights

 

 100 Watts of Progress!

 

(above) The Torn Out 100A Service 

 

New 200A Service Waiting to be Connected

Boxes Waiting to be Installed

                                                  
                                                   Dining Room Three Way Switch

 

 Can Lighting & Garbage Disposal Box

Wires Wires Everywhere

 The Bathroom Sink and Vanity Hook Up

 

 

 Before Grinding & After Grinding

 Wall #1 Stripped of Paint

 Repaired Exterior Archway

 

Bedroom Door framed in

Bathroom Door Framed In

Other Bedroom Door Half Framed In

 

Cast In Place Shower Stall Pan

The past few weeks have been exciting ones for the project.  The electrician started pulling cable and wires last Friday and since has the service switched out, the basement and first floor roughed in.  Doug has been working overtime on the plumbing which I do believe will be roughed in completely in a few more weeks.  Amber and Myself have been using a body grinder and sanding blades to remove an awful color of beige paint from the interior brick walls.  Things appear to be on schedule and I do believe that within three weeks everything should be insulated, plumbed, electrified and the heating system will be online.