Start of week 16

I am finally getting back to the blog after months of inactivity.  I have several saved entries that didn't get published, so I will start with these. 

Start of week 16 (last week of July)

Since I last wrote we completed the installation of the 12" I-joist roof rafters, got the roof sheathed and waterproofed.  I subcontracted with Malon Insulation to fill the cavaties with 12" of blown in fiberglass - it was over 100F the day they completed the work - the guy in the truck, dumping bags of insulation into the blower was wringing out his shirt.

Howe Excavating installed the sewer line from the house to the septic tank, installed conduit from the house to the garage (for power, cold water, solar heated water, telephone and cable), installed weepers (a Canadian term used by Mike Holmes on his show to indicate footing drains) to daylight and installed a water line from the well to the house.  The water line required some explosives to break up the rock.

Just as Howe completed their work we were getting ready for a family reunion.  Monday night I used the tractor and box blade to smooth out the area around the house, which earlier in the day had been an open excavation.

Kristen and Gabe arrived on Monday night with our granddaughter from Fargo, Gabe had accepted a job in Boise and were on their way, U-Haul in tow to their new home.

We took off a week for a family reunion, the last week of July.