Inspection Day

The next day was a big one for inspections. We started with APS, who inspected the electrical trench so it could be backfilled. It took about five minutes.










We weren't so lucky with the county inspector, who came out for the house wrap inspection. The framing crew didn't tape the seams of the house wrap. Also, the windows were flashed incorrectly. That was disappointing, because we needed to pass that inspection to move forward.

Gerald placed calls to our contractor and the head of the framing crew. That done, there was nothing left to do, and we needed to get to Kingman.

Doors and windows

After having been away for a week and a half, we arrived at the land to find the doors and windows had been installed.











Gerald spent the day working on the deck.













We celebrated our first night of having a dried in house with a celebratory steak dinner.












Then, we watched another amazing sunset, which seemed to go on and on.












At the same time, but in the other direction, a full moon was rising through the clouds. It was amazing, and felt like a sign of good things to come.

Drying in the roof

On Sunday, the roofers arrived to felt the roof.



























While they were working, Gerald finished the stairs to the loft.

Paul Russell's father was scheduled to install the doors early the next week, which was all that was left to give us a lockable, dried-in shell. It felt like a long time coming, but we were glad to have it done before winter.

Last day of framing

The framing crew arrived to finish up, and installed the last of the house wrap.












Here's how the house looked from my hike on Saturday morning.












Gerald looked through some of the limbs of the trees we had brushed looking for supports for the landing. When he had picked out his favorites, he brought Jason down to see if they'd meet his load-bearing standards.









One of Gerald's favorite pieces wasn't going to work for the landing support, but he decided to use it to make a floor lamp using a tin shade he had picked up at an antiques store. Here he is, proudly displaying his find.