The past couple of weeks have been spent finishing up a lot of loose ends around the place. I have been busy finishing all the electrical, including installing the various light fixtures, fan controls, and light switches. I would have to say that my biggest mistakes so far in this project have been not testing all the circuits before the sheet rock went up, and not thoroughly diagramming the routing of the wiring for each circuit. Although I haven't run into any major problems, I have lost some time tracing the wiring by using a 6v battery and a test light. All in all though, I'm very pleased with the way the wiring has worked out.
Leave it to Susan to come up with a novel touch for the living room. I wanted to find a big piece of slate to use for our fireplace hearth but learned that I would have to purchase an entire 6' x 12' slab which would then have to be cut to the 5'5" x 1'6" size we needed, making that idea cost prohibitive. While we were looking around in the stoneyards, Susan spotted a granite remnant for about $100 that would work. We had it cut to size and I installed it in front of the fireplace.
The hardwood flooring was delivered last week. It will sit in the dining room for about two weeks to acclimate to the Ola temperature and humidity. In the meantime, we will begin installing all the interior doors, door trim and window trim. I'm having the hardwoods installed, but I'll install the tile floors in the bathrooms and the utility room.
While Susan and I have been busy inside, George has been hard at work building the side deck, the back deck stairs, and laying the decking on the back deck. I had originally planned to build the decks myself, but I quickly realized that there was no way I could do the quality job that George does. We were originally going to use redwood, but after considering the ongoing maintenance it requires, opted instead for a manufactured product called EverGrain. A white railing system made by TREX will finish off the deck and staircase.
Leave it to Susan to come up with a novel touch for the living room. I wanted to find a big piece of slate to use for our fireplace hearth but learned that I would have to purchase an entire 6' x 12' slab which would then have to be cut to the 5'5" x 1'6" size we needed, making that idea cost prohibitive. While we were looking around in the stoneyards, Susan spotted a granite remnant for about $100 that would work. We had it cut to size and I installed it in front of the fireplace. 
The hardwood flooring was delivered last week. It will sit in the dining room for about two weeks to acclimate to the Ola temperature and humidity. In the meantime, we will begin installing all the interior doors, door trim and window trim. I'm having the hardwoods installed, but I'll install the tile floors in the bathrooms and the utility room.
While Susan and I have been busy inside, George has been hard at work building the side deck, the back deck stairs, and laying the decking on the back deck. I had originally planned to build the decks myself, but I quickly realized that there was no way I could do the quality job that George does. We were originally going to use redwood, but after considering the ongoing maintenance it requires, opted instead for a manufactured product called EverGrain. A white railing system made by TREX will finish off the deck and staircase.
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