April 11, 2014

It is all coming together. The inside is pretty much finished except the gas guys have to come and hook up the stove. There are a few other things, and my instructions from Ray are to create a punch list. I'll get Moey to help me with that. The outside is coming along, too. While the grading and concrete still have to be done, the railings are on:

And the posts have their cladding (this photo shows Brent and Adam, getting ready to work on the sleeping porch posts; see above for the finished look):

And Glenn worked this afternoon, so the stonework is coming along:

The water was tested for bacteria; none present. Yeah! Next week I'm going to have the water tested for nitrates, magnesium and something else. If the nitrate level is above 3, I'll have an ro system installed (along with the water softener). If not, then I'll spend the money on something else! But I am definitely having a water softener because the water here in Rockingham County is hard, hard, hard. Am making head way on the boxes. Tomorrow I hope to tackle the garage....