Our new house

grumble grumble


hang in there

not much going on right now. Just contractors putting in plumbing ,electrical & insulation

ccm2361 wrote:
not much going on right now. Just contractors putting in plumbing ,electrical & insulation

So would you rather have a house without that "not much going on" (Plumbing, Electrical, & Insulation)?

If so, you can pick up a couple of acres here in Mississippi, real cheap!

Probably means its professionals doing that work like plumbing and power whereas rest ot building anyone could help.

RRCmdrBennett wrote:Probably means its professionals doing that work like plumbing and power whereas rest ot building anyone could
help.

Yep, that's what I meant. Not much going on that I can be involved with

You can still take pictures. pipes and runs are good to know.

Pictures are an excellent idea.

Invest $8.00 in a Flash Drive, and take pictures of the wiring, plumbing, and EVERY stud in the house.  You WILL want to know where they are in the future for repairs, or if you need to cut/drill any holes in the wall.

ALSO;

NOW is the time to put a small wall safe in.  Get a good one that cannot be pried open.  They run between $89.00 and $125.00.

http://www.harborfreight.com/922-cubic-inch-digital-wall-safe-97081.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Wall-Safe-Box-Keypad-Lock-Security-Home-Office-Gun-Cash-Jewelry-/301378361590?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item462b8cd8f6

They are designed to fit perfectly in between the studs of the wall.  It only takes 1/2 hour to bolt in between the studs while you are building the house.  I put one in my Study, and it's a great place for prescription medication, the loose cash that is left over from vacation, and I also put the loaded clips for my "Armadillo" rifle that I keep in the living room closet.

Even with the "Hard Room" that I have, I wish that I had installed 2 of these, instead of only 1.

When I built a house up from my folks. I made a house manual that went with it. Full of pictures and diagrams. The realitors marveled at it....they had never seen a house manual.

Mark Jones

Mark Jones wrote:You can still take pictures.  pipes and runs are good to know.

Been a little busy working my day job. We are short 2 drivers (out of 5) lots of 12 hour days. haven't been to the house in a week.

But just for you    we went over today & took some pics  (and swept up all the drywall dust)



Kitchen


Master bedroom


Half bath


Laundry room


sweeping

That is a good idea about wall safes Claymore. Make one in the floor too and cover it with a rug for when Barry S. comes for our guns.

Drywall is in & mudding is being done

Tomorrow we start the painting. I am off work Monday-Wednesday, so I get I help out

I'll light the fire, you put the flowers in the vase that you bought today.
Staring at the fire for hours and hours while I listen to you
Play your love songs all night long for me, only for me.

Come to me now and rest your head for just five minutes, everything is good.
Such a cozy room, the windows are illuminated by the
Sunshine through them, fiery gems for you, only for you.

Our house is a very, very fine house with two cats in the yard, life used to be so hard,
Now everything is easy cause of you and our la, la, la..

Our house is a very, very fine house with two cats in the yard, life used to be so hard,
Now everything is easy cause of you and our


I'll light the fire, you put the flowers in the vase that you bought today.

It won't be long now. Poof soon you all will have a new home and what a blessing that will be. You guys are moving right along and it all looks very much like what we do down here.

Mark Jones

Ha!

I always wanted to be one of them flying monkeys in the wizard of oz. Ended up getting real close to it. Ha!

Mark Jones

painting is coming along nicely

I was on vacation Monday - today so I got to help

Sunday, before painting started, somebody got in & wrote scripture verses on the walls. Can't imagine who








Most of the house is painted now. Living room & kitchen need a 2nd coat everything else is done

When we built this house, we wrote scripture verses on the studs prior to the Drywall going on. That way, they will always be in there, and if (in the future) anyone tears the drywall off for improvements, they'll get a bit of "Witnessing".

If they are Christians, they will be pleasantly pleased.

If they are not, it will aggravate the Snot out of them, not knowing how many Scriptures are nestled within the other walls of the house.

there were some written on exposed studs in door ways as well

All the painting is now done (walls & trim)
Our cabinets were delivered Wednesday & counter tops today.

After 6 months (since the initial request) Consumers Power has finally gotten around to hooking up our power. Some of the plumbing, electrical & HVAC work has been delayed due to lack of power. so things can now move forward

Make sure the wiring is done right cause they don't tow houses away...

Any day now! It's time to start boxing up for the big move!

Mark Jones

already begun!

Finish carpentry is coming along nicely. (done by contractor)
most of the rooms are trimmed except for kitchen & dining room. Upper kitchen cabinets have been installed.

Expected sometime this week
Counter tops delivered
Tile installed in kitchen & bathrooms
lower kitchen cabinets installed after tile is laid.


pics


kitchen cabinets




a bunch of folks from a local bank worked on the deck build

I really like the view at the back of the house.

Better than the view from the apartment, dere eh? (that was for Canadarangers to feel at home)

Claymore wrote:

eh

No doot aboot it.