I hate it when we don't see any progress.  It may be happening but you just cannot see it.

Still mudding and now sanding as well getting ready for the final coat so it can be primed.

Brian is busy doing electrical and keeping away from the drywall until the guys are ready to paint.
Then he will decide if it is good enough for the paint or do we need to work on it some more.

I'm ready to order the flooring but need to get them moving on the garage floor first then we can do floors.  I really want to do the floors with Evan and Brian.  It should be our job and I just need to convince Evan to come down for a longer stay when we are ready.

If we get this electrical done the guys can drywall the main floor while we put floors down upstairs.
Trim can wait and if the floors are done on moving day bedroom furniture can go where it belongs instead of the garage.

Not much to show photos of except dust, lots of dust.

I'd tell you about some more of our quotes but it's becoming such a pattern.  $5000. as a starting point.

Still no plumber but we did have someone else come and look at the job.  If by next Friday he does not show up these guys will see if they can figure out what he was doing and help us.  No price but I bet $5000. is a starting point.

E/B

One more room done, well floor anyway.  We hired a few extra guys to get it done and the workshop  went very quickly.
Worst part is trying to keep heat in the room while the concrete cures.
Having hired the two guys allowed Russell and John to continue with the drywall.  That will have to stop for a while so we can get the garage floor done and  the soffits up.  We are having a major wind storm today and we had to go and put bats back up to keep the blown in insulation from blowing away.
The pieces that were put on the ends were being pulled down by the wind.

Suzie found it hard to sleep last night with all the wind.  She said it sounded like the house was coming apart.
Brian is still working on the electrical and I help when he needs it.  I'm anxious to get at least one floor done but we need to finish closing the place in.  We can't really leave here for  a few days if we cannot close it in.

Another quote came in for doors for the house.  We need 17 doors that we would like in an all wood pine (not oak) that we can paint.   Four panes to look like the older part of the house.  Again $7,000.00  It's like the magic number that comes up as soon as these guys walk in the house.
So it is back to sourcing doors. More quality time on the computer and phone.

It is a pretty large room, lucky guy.

Trying to keep the heat in with tarps.

These guys power trowelled until 9pm

E/B

Still no luck with finishing the drywall mudding and such.  We did get an estimate for about $7,000. to do the upstairs alone.  Remember the drywall is already up so we thought this was a bit much.  He has been emailing back that he can reduce it to $5,500.  all in but I was expecting more along the lines of 3 to 4 thousand.  Ah well the guys have been telling me they can do it.  That they were expecting to do it and they are good at it.  Brian is a little leery but I would like to see some of their work before I look elsewhere.

I spend a lot of time on the computer still.  We find it is easier to source items we need online then call and find out what the local guys will do for us.
The one store is pretty good about coming closer to other stores.  We never expect them to go as low but if they come down a little we buy here.

And the plumber is still not back, really, he calls to tell us how unhealthy he is but that does not do us a lot of good.

We are now ready to pour in the workroom.  That really did not take very long at all.  The floor tubing was so much easier than the sunroom because it was 12" apart and not 6".  Brian, Russell and I got it done in one afternoon.  SWEET.

A little retail story for those who care.  I had found the vanities I wanted for the master bathroom.  Since they are kind of pretty I had to convince Brian that these were the ones I really, really wanted.  Of course you have to go into the store to buy them so we are off to Belleville to buy them.  On a Sunday afternoon there are very few costumers in Rona and the only busy person is in the plumbing section.  When I get someone else to help me they go off to find out about the vanities and come back to tell me I can have one but the other is backordered till March.  I was so disappointed and said we could not wait till March.  He just looked at me and said nothing.  Not "how about if I see who has them", "can I call another store for you" nothing so we left.
I called other stores around here and only one store in Kingston had them and this Rona will not take your credit card over the phone so even if we were going to pay them to deliver we had to drive to Kingston to pay for them first.  So we drove to Kingston picked them up and that is one bathroom done.  Yes. Although the guys were sweating trying to get them upstairs, maybe cussing a little too.

Putting in the control system for in floor heat.

Insulation and wire then tubing and tomorrow concrete.

Power concret loaned us a very large oil heater.  It is toasty warm out there.

E/B

Exciting times in Picton.

We have almost finished the drywalling upstairs but cannot finish until the plumber does his job.  Brian is considering taking over the job just to get it done.  Bill shows up one day a week.  That will not get the job finished on time.

The decision has been made to maybe get someone in to do the mudding and taping.  They will also prime the walls so we just put on the finishing coat.  Right now it is more about the time needed to do that and professionals will get it done very quickly.

This will allow the guys to move into and finish the garage and workshop floors.  Once that is done and the doors are on we should be toasty warm.

That said the areas in the garage and workshop are already levelled and ready for the foam.
Drew was here all day trying to get the floors near where we need them to be so we can move forward.
It was a nice day for it since everything is melting.

I'm priming and painting the soffits so they can go up once the floor is in.  Not a horrible job but it is tricky getting paint into the bead when it is on the floor.

We are still trying to figure out the faucets and showers.  There are so many parts around we are not sure if we need to order anything else or send stuff back.  I'd like to get rid of it all and start fresh.  You can get sets with everything you need in one box and not have to deal with all these valves and trim kits that won't work with them.

Ah well at least we are making progress.

Men cleaning up!

Look at the small things floating in the air.

Heating guys.  It is always nice when we can get a full day with them.

Drew does a nice job.

The plywood strips at the bottom are for nailing trim to.

This is such a small part of the soffit we need.  Prime the front and back then final coat.

E/B

Things are moving along but not nearly fast enough for me.
Drywall is going up so it completely changes the feel of the place.  It is looking more like a home now and not just a construction site.
It gives me some idea of the space that I did not have before and of course without electricity it is much darker.

We had the attic space filled with insulation this morning and it is amazing how warm it is getting already with just one small heater on the main floor.  Who needs that massive, expensive HRV air handling system.  The fireplace would probably heat the place.  I know we need to circulate and change the air every once in a while, but still.

The plumber did not show up again.  Maybe tomorrow if not we may have to look around to get it done so we can drywall those walls.
Heating guy should arrive tomorrow.

We found someone who sells the bead board that we need for the soffits and that will be delivered this week.  I then need to paint them and let them sit for at least a few days before they can go up.  This mill will also make our floors and maybe the trim we need for windows and doors plus balusters for the deck.  Funny thing is they are from Cambridge,  Hoffemeyer? Mill.

Had Bell in to fix the phones since no one could call us.  We could call out but the line in was not working.  Turned out the ceramic junction that was put in when the phone first went in and the wire for it were not working properly.  When I asked the last time for it to be upgraded I was told it was fine.
I guess it was not fine.

Looking into Brian's media(records)room

Down the hall to the bedrooms

Double insulation in the media room so there are no complaints about noise.

Laundry room on left library in front.

E/B

After a nice little vacation we are back to work.  There is not much big happening.  The guys are finishing vapour barrier on windows and screwing strips of plywood around the windows and where the baseboards will go.

Bill the plumber showed up for a few hours then left sick again.  What can you do?  We just hope he is healthy enough to finish for us.

We ordered our bath taps etc. from a web site called build.com  We'll see how long it takes to get here but the same taps and shower head would have cost more than 500.00 more here.  I think we will order more supplies from them because even with the shipping, taxes, customs it was cheaper and they are brand names.

This morning I called the insurance company to officially change our address and got quite a shock.
When Brian had told them we were putting on an addition in June and whoever he talked to said not to worry about it.  That was wrong!  As I'm talking to the agent and giving her all the information on this place she then tells me when we're done she will call back with a quote.
She called back to tell me Aviva has cancelled our insurance.  No negotiating,  nothing, we now have no insurance on this house.  We were stunned since we have been with them a long time.  It is because we are putting on the addition and because whoever Brian talked to did not mention it we needed special insurance for the addition.  So rather than give it to us for the rest of the build they just cancelled our insurance.
Needless to say we are now looking for a new carrier for this house and everything else (4 cars) because we will not stay with Aviva.

E/B