http://walkingabout.net/blog Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:28:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://walkingabout.net/blog/?p=94 Wow ... six weeks without any progress reports.  That doesn't mean there hasn't been any progress, though things are definitely slower than we would like.   So what has happened in the last six weeks: The hydro was turned on which made a huge improvement, especially as the evenings rapidly started to ... http://walkingabout.net/blog/?p=93 There is still a lot happening despite the lack of activity here (or more likely causing it). The brick work is now finished, the gas piping installed, the well and hydro trenches are dug, pipe laid, backfilled and inspected, etc, etc. In lieu of the details a few pictures will have to ... http://walkingabout.net/blog/?p=92 After visiting the site of Brian and Elaine's soon-to-be-home this afternoon, and it is a great spot, we stopped by to pickup some of the trash pile left from the last week or so. Everyone pitched in to help out, which made it a much quicker job. There was much ... http://walkingabout.net/blog/?p=91 Looks like another week or so has slipped by without any updates here.  Fortunately the work on the house itself hasn't been so lax. The roof is now more or less finished (just some of the front details that need working on once the brick is up). It is great to ... http://walkingabout.net/blog/?p=90 The pace has picked up again which is a very good thing. The shingles for the roof were delivered yesterday, and the roofers made a start today. The weather co-operated in so far as it was dry, but it was very humid this morning and then got quite breezey by ... http://walkingabout.net/blog/?p=89 We had a much enjoyed week off last week, hence the lack of updates. Andrew finished up the roof sheathing and installing strapping where he could (until the material ran out again...) Nothing much happened while we were away except ordering the slimline radiant baseboards and 'boiler-in-a-box' system for the second ... http://walkingabout.net/blog/?p=88 Lambden Window finished up on Friday, installing the front door, patio doors and the remaining windows.  Andrew continued to work on sheathing the last of the roof (until we ran out of material) and installing the backing. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHEa9AFd880[/youtube] http://walkingabout.net/blog/?p=87 There was a lot going on today: Andrew and his crew were finishing up the roof sheathing, house wrap and installing strapping; the installers from Lambden Windows were on site to put in the windows; and I got to work on installing the central vacuum piping. The house wrap is ... http://walkingabout.net/blog/?p=86 Andrew worked through the weekend to set the rest of the trusses, install the fascia border and begin sheathing the roof. The crane had lifted the OSB sheathing up onto the second floor, so it still needed to be manually hoisted up into roof.  It is interesting to watch the ... http://walkingabout.net/blog/?p=85