Quiet day at the house

Today was relatively quiet around the house. The carpenters finished the prep work for the windows yet to be installed. They also applied the biggest part of the paneling in the lawnmower room. The room looked pretty spiffy in a hurry.

I spent the bulk of my day creating routing files for the trim around the windows but I did manage to put up one small piece on the house. The single heart over the beam was today's piece of eye candy.

The CNC router will run steady (24 hours a day) for the next three days to produce the trim around the windows and begin the horizontal pieces we will need. The balance of the windows are now due next Tuesday and then we can begin installing the trim late next week.

-grampa dan

I always have a plan.

Each day when I awake I lay out a mental plan of all the things I will do that day. But each day things happen and it seems to take on a life of it's own. Today was no different.

My plan was to sand the edges and detail the vertical trim pieces in preparation for the paint and glazes that would follow. Before I had gotten through the first couple of pieces I was called to the house to answer some questions about the installation of the windows. Then my phone rang and I was asked if I could use a load of concrete that was left over from another job. The price was right, but it meant all plans were on hold. We would fill in the concrete block retaining walls. Steel for fence posts needed cutting and everything needed to be checked in readiness for the sudden concrete pour. We would use the tractor to do the task. The concrete truck was on the way. That project lasted until one o'clock.

The afternoon went by in a flash with a meeting, phone calls, and running for needed parts. The carpenters finished putting in the first batch of Innotech windows and doors. They look fabulous andoperate smoothly. The house is instantly a whole lot quieter - even with a few windows missing.

My lunch and supper were combined. After eating I headed back to the shop to finish what I had started first thing this morning.

Tomorrow when I wake up I think out a new plan and just maybe I'll pull it off. But first I'll have to finish off what I planned to do today.

-grampa dan

WINDOWS!

Today it was exciting to see the giant Innotech truck pull into the driveway. It meant the first batch of windows and doors was here at last. The driver and helper wasted no time in getting the windows out of the truck and placed carefully where they belonged. The windows were no lightweights - especially the front ones which were all triple glazed.

Harold's Contracting crew got busy prepping the openings with blue skin waterproofing, tar paper and caulking. Then they hefted the heavy windows into the openings and leveled everything perfectly before fastening them permanently into place. It was great to see a reflection in the window instead of a blank opening when we looked at the house this evening.

Tomorrow the last of the first batch of windows and doors will be installed. The balance of the windows arrive Thursday. It won't be long until the interior work begins in earnest.

-grampa dan