Saturday, January 31, 2015

The Light at the End of the (first) Tunnel

We can see the light at the end of the tunnel! (Ben says it's a dim light;)

Drywall is almost done!
Our friend Brook has been hard at work on the drywall in the new addition. It is really starting to look like a house now and finish work has begun.

December was actually more mild weather-wise which has made everything a bit easier than it would have been with 3' of snow to fight with.

I've had to return to work after a wonderful maternity leave. We are fortunate that Ben's parents have been able to come up to stay and help with kids and construction.
The new mudroom!
Cool old Frigidaire in the "Vulture Shack"
before we tore it down.

Over the past two weeks, Ben and his dad have been able to get the breezeway "mud room" all done (except trim)! I think we'll even be able to move the old Frigidaire
back into this space, almost exactly the same spot we took it out of.

To see the original structure that we've replaced with the new breezeway, check out this old blog post.

Picked up this perfect little toilet
at Odom's.
It is so exciting to see things getting done and beginning to look livable! Perhaps most exciting is that we now have a functional toilet in the house - Goodbye porta-potty! I should note, however, that Security Sanitation has been excellent to work with. Of all the vendors we've had as part of this project, they might just be the most reliable and efficient. Highly recommended.


New porch lights...will look better with siding;)
While we will still have a long road ahead to renovate the farmhouse, we are eager to get into this apartment space, and begin our new lives in Northport. As we head into February, I'm already thinking about the spring and looking forward to planting flowers, vegetables, and uprooting some more Autumn Olive!



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