We have water!

The well is finally done! 340 ft, not bad. The roof should be coming in about two weeks. Need to pick out all appliances - impossible. I think I'm going to be ecstatic when I finally see sheetrock. My friends husband is going to start making our cabinets. Wondering if we'll have flooring and coutertops by the time we move in. Oh, and the black flies are just getting started.

More pics...

Feels like it is taking forever but things are starting to come together a little bit. Septic is all done and the well has been the longest project known to man. I think we're at just over 400 feet.






Pressure tank and water heater





A small retaining wall




Awww, the trout lilly are blooming!





Ahhhhhhhh, soooon :)






Septic

From baby steps to a full out run ...

Well, we've been making a little progress here and there with the house and now we are in an all out runners stride to make it liveable before we move in this July. Not a lot to show but I thought I would post some pics to let everyone know where we're at.

We had most of the house insulated with spray foam in late January. That made it a lot easier to warm the place up and keep it warm enough to work in. Of course, I use the term warm loosely.

Well truck is in place and we hope to have water in the next few weeks.





Bryon the plumber (nothing a plumber loves more than having his picture taken while he works ;).




A lot of what Bryon has been doing for us in installing this infloor radiant heat system. We'll have toasty toes!!








Dan accomodating my wishes for a recessed vanity in the master bath. Just takes a little wall moving, that's all.






A wonderfully deep soaking tub for my bathroom :) Yes, I said my bathroom. His is down the hall.





His






Me staining cedar (for the fascia). Yes I'm in there, just can't see me in the respirator.


Pretty, pretty fascia~





Dan making "stickers" to stack the stained wood for drying. I don't know where they come up with the names for this stuff but he insists that I learn the "lingo"





... "stickered" wood (sounds silly)



Well, that's all for now. As I said, we plan to move in by the end of July so I will hopefully have a lot of progress shots to post in the coming weeks. Hopefully, or we'll be living in the camper with two cats - yay!

Winter wonderland ...

Our "new" veHICKle. Who needs brakes when you can just drop the plow to stop?!?!
Ain't she perty?? Name suggestions welcome.



Ahhh, symmetry (well, almost).



Dan's pride and joy. Notice the care to detail, like the tapered post-top and some outlet thingy toward the bottom, blah, blah, blah

Lil' snow, much more to come.

Awesome creatures ...

The Adirondack moose population is definitely on the rise! This isn't his photo but, Dan saw one on the way to work the other morning.

Those special touches ...

Garage doors = custom by Dan ;)

Inside shots ...

Me fantasizing about my new kitchen (this is where I think the pantry will go). I LOVE to cook!!





This shot gives you an idea of the window arrangement in the "great room" (not really that big). Below the set on the left will be a large picture window (eat in kitchen) and below the set on the right will be sliding glass doors (living room). Between the two will be a wood stove with a stone backdrop.



We like this shot because it makes the cathedral ceilings look sooo high (I swear they don't look that big in person). That's the living room behind me.