Sorry there aren't current pictures. Much has happened. Mid June we got to a point where we could move into the house and empty the mobile home so it could be relocated to the young couple's property that bought it from us. From then until just a few days ago my desktop computer wasn't connected to the Internet due to the way our wireless network was set up and working between the shop and the house. I finally figured out how to get enough signal strength and am back online.
The list of accomplishments is long, however we still have more to do:
+ Furniture moved from the storage unit to the house
+ Furniture & stacks of boxes moved from the trailer into the house & my studio
+ Double-wide mobile home removed
+ New/additional fencing installed
+ 'Old' septic tanks emptied and destroyed
+ Dining Room was 'put together'
+ Kitchen almost finished (cabinet hardware to be ordered, back splash to be installed)
+ The Bird Porch re-constructed after the trailer was removed
+ Guest bedrooms setup
+ Office organized
+ Mini blinds ordered, received Friday and installed Saturday (yesterday)
+ Mirrors for the bathrooms ordered (due in this week)
+ Updated the 'to do' lists for each of the rooms
+ Started working on the landscaping
+ Started unpacking my Studio
*** Most importantly we have the FINAL Certificate of Occupancy!!!
I promise to post some pictures soon.
We have been so busy with the house & I've been having connectivity issues since Steve moved his system (and the cable modem & router) into his office space in the shop, that updates to the blog have suffered along with keeping in touch with family & friends.
We received a 'temporary' certificate of occupancy effective May 9th. The final c/o will be issued when we have the mobile home removed from the property.
Here's a list of the major accomplishments that I can think of right now....
- Almost all the tile work is done. We were waiting for some bullnose for the master bathroom & it finally arrived.
- The painting is almost finished. The master bath and garage each need a final coat of wall paint.
- We are working on the shoe moulding to finish the baseboards.
- The kitchen appliances were delivered.
- The kitchen counters installed.
- The bathroom counter tops installed.
- The lights and fans installed -- electric finished and so the A/C is on.
- The plumbers finished today -- so there's water and the septic is connected!
- Wednesday we hired 'Two Men & a Truck' to clear out the storage unit and put the furniture in the house. While they were here we also had them move most of the boxes from the two 'spare bedrooms' in the mobile home to the house and shop.
- The gas folks will finish connecting the water heater, stove and clothes dryer tomorrow.
The great push to get the rest of the stuff from the mobile home into the house is on. I'm not sure how long it will take, but the young couple that are buying the mobile home are counting the days (hours?) until they can have this place moved onto their property!
I'll try to get some pictures added that show the progress. Until then here is one of the kitchen and another from the mountains of cardboard we've been dealing with. The recycle guys have been great, taking everything Steve cuts down & stacks out front each week.
Progress!
With the house:
+ the drywall/sheet rock has been hung and the taping, etc. will start Saturday
+ the materials are ready for the fascia & soffit to be installed Saturday
+ the septic tank guys replaced the standard tank lids for the 'drive lids'. So now if we happen to drive over the area where the tanks are buried with the tractor, we won't worry about cracking the lids.
+ the plumbers connected the water supply into the shop/garage
+ FPL (the power company) buried the new line down the side of the property in preparation for service to the house.
With the Shop:
+ the cabinet maker installed the vanity in the bathroom
+ Steve trimmed the rug in the loft room, installed the light fixture and added a shelving unit we bought for the space.
+ I relocated 6 large plastic containers & several boxes of Christmas decorations from the trailer into the storage room!
+ the tile guy is scheduled for Monday to hang the durarock board in the house bathrooms and lay the tile in the shop bathroom.
It sounds like a bunch & it was!!
Here's Steve in the family room after the drywall was finished....
this is looking into the kitchen....
Here are the septic tanks and water supply lines between the shop and house. Steve just parked the tractor back in the shed that will eventually be removed.
