Slow progress inside and out

We had driven up to the land last week for a quick Monday-Tuesday trip. I had an interview in Peach Springs on , and left before dawn on Tuesday for Peach Springs and returned around 7 p.m. to pick up Gerald and head for home. Meanwhile, he made another attempt at a plumbing and electrical inspection, which we failed miserably again.

So we came back on Friday. Gerald had started the siding on the east side of the house while I was at Peach Springs and we picked up where he left off on Friday. We made good progress, and I predicted that we would finish the siding before lunch on Saturday. We didn't, but we did get this far.


J.C. was there on Saturday to work on the plumbing and electrical. One exciting development was that we got approval to seat a toilet! This is J.C. doing that work. Unfortunately, the hardware for the toilet seat didn't fit, so we have to return it during the upcoming week.








Meanwhile, the staple gun malfunctioned, and we weren't able to finish the siding. We still had a couple of boards to install over the southernmost window, and most of the bats. But we got pretty far. Here's how it looked by the time we headed back home.