I know it’s been a long time, but here’s a complete update of where we’re at. All the inspections went well and I’ve insulated and hung around 4000 square feet of drywall. I’m currently working on hanging the cabinets and priming as my drywall finisher wraps up rooms.
Norandex delivered 23 new windows yesterday and since my Dad was over today helping out, I decided to get a few installed…
A lot has been happening (I’m spending 50+ hours a week right now)! we’ve got windows coming this week and I’ve been meeting with insulation contractors to try to work a way to use foam. I’ve got my electrical inspection scheduled for thursday morning (cross your fingers) and Gina has got all the wall paper off in the girl’s room. I also tackled the smaller back roof and flat roof over wendy’s room a couple of weeks ago (yes it was the hottest week of the summer - sheesh)…
I ordered a 1500 Watt steamer and went to town on the layers of vinyl and linoleum. Watch the video to see the result. If you’d like more info about this process, leave a comment and I’ll do my best 
I know it’s been a little while, but I’m still working away… here’s a little of what’s been going on.
Here’s the second video of the Monday Double Feature. My little attempt at a how-to video. Here’s how I get wires through walls and celings that are still covered in plaster. God bless the person that invented the fish tape!
We’re hard at work re-wiring the whole house, but I still have a few framing tasks here and there to finish up as well. Here’s the first of two video uploads tonight. enjoy!
I started dismantling all the old electrical service and circuits. Have I said that I’m glad to be re-doing all the electrical from scratch? Well, I am… find out why by watching the video.
I happened to mention the possibility of opening up a pass-through between the kitchen and the dining room. Of course, once I mentioned it, I had to follow through and actually do it. Here is the process from start to finish…
Sometimes you love the house you’re working hard on and sometimes you don’t… today, I love our house.
