Hands on Deck

After lunch, J.C. helped Gerald with the west end porch.

By the end of the day, they had gotten as much done as we planned. Because we're still using part of the porch for construction, Gerald will nail down OSB on the remaining portion of the porch for now.

While they were doing that, I went upstairs to paint. I had asked Gerald to bring up enough paint for the upstairs so I could work on it in pieces when Gerald was working on things I couldn't help with.

I surprised both of us by getting it all done. I was very happy with the color and the way the space felt when it was done.

Next, I'll work on the bead board in this room, which will eventually be my office. It makes me almost giddy to think that it's just a little bead board and a floor away from being ready to occupy.

By the end of the weekend, we expected to need just one more day to finish up everything we needed for the final. We left with the hope of calling for an inspection the following week.

After all the time we've spent, it was hard to believe we were finally at this point.