Another busy week

Things are really beginning to come together. The septic system is in, the cabinets are in, all the walls have at least a first coat of paint. The ceiling is painted, some of the light fixtures are in, and to the fans are hung in the office and spare bedroom.

The windows are trimmed out but need to be painted. That will be done today. The insulation is complete. R30 fiberglass insulation was blown into the attic yesterday. Even though it's been in the 90s here during the day, with the windows and doors open the cottage is cool.

There seems to be some confusion, at least on our part, concerning the electricians and MLGW. MLGW won't hook up the power until the electrical final inspection is done. The electricians can't finish their wiring until MLGW puts in their meter center. We are not sure if it is a chicken or egg thing.

Vanities in Master bedroom

2nd Bedroom

The counter top people were out yesterday to measure. We cannot install the dishwasher or the stove until the counter tops are installed. We expect that that will be accomplished sometime midweek next week.

Today, I will be hanging the rest of the light fixtures and the fans for the living room and master bedroom. I will also be hanging the speakers for the home theater. That has to be done before the final electrical inspection.

There are so many little things that need to be done. We still have to install the base molding and shoe mold. The AC guys were out earlier in the week to install the return air covers so we will know how to place the molding. All of the woodwork still has to be painted, so much left to do.

The AC guys still have to come out to install the outside unit. And the electricians are to come back and wire it up. The thermostats also still needs to be installed and that will be accomplished when the outside unit is installed. The electricians were here yesterday and installed all the receptacles and switches. They also installed the doorbell and all the smoke detectors.

If all goes according to plan, we hope to move into the cottage during the first week of October. This has been a long and trying process and both Mike and I do not wish to repeat it. Neither one of us are spring chickens and not as durable as we were in the past. But, the sense of accomplishment is remarkable.

Tata for now.