The pace of the work felt much more relaxed this week, and now the builders are taking a three-day weekend. But they couldn't possibly keep going at the rate they did before Christmas when they framed the whole addition in only 4 days. Actually, there's probably much more happening behind the scenes than I realize. It's just not as obvious as when a whole building suddenly materializes in a few days. But when they're converting old spaces into new uses, it takes much longer than rough framing brand new construction.
We met with Glen from Reading Foundry today, and guess what? After all the talk about toilets, tubs, showers and sinks, he offered to give us an old pedestal sink he has at his house that's in great condition! We can use it in Mother's bathroom. Now we have 3 old sinks to use in our bathrooms. What a nice gift.
Keith and I have a list of goals for the weekend. I'll post a report of our progress on Sunday night, but for the record, here's what we'd like to accomplish:
--burn the scrap wood in the garage (wind conditions permitting)
--demo the remainder of the bathroom tile and the pipe chase in the living room
--mortar the holes and exposed stone in the attic gables, the attic side walls, and the living room walls
--finish the last little bit of insulation in the attic
--caulk the baseboard in the attic behind the new framing (to keep mice out)
--cut the metal straps in the attic walls
--etch out and patch the cracks in the attic walls
--finish wire brushing the beams in the attic
--remove the tackless strips around all the carpeting
--sweep and vacuum the attic, second floor and stairs
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