At the beginning of October we were about a month behind schedule. We have had a crew of carpenters for the past 3 weeks and are catching up!!
Late in August, visiting with Craig at the Custer Limestone / Upper French Creek Beer and Wine Drinking Society get-together, about the slow progress on the house, Craig recommended that I contact Luke Neff of Luke Neff Construction Company. Luke had done some work for Craig and knowing Craig is pretty particular I took that for a good recommendation. Luke was busy for most of the month of September but would be available the first week of October.
At the social after the Red River Judo Open Judo Tournament at the end of August, Sam Rudd, fellow judoka and long time friend indicated that he would like to come out and give us a hand for a week. So a couple weeks later I gave Sam a call and asked if he was serious about giving me a hand for a week or so. He was and a few days later he drove out from Saint Cloud. Sam and I started out our week by cleaning up and painting the pond. We used an epoxy paint called PondShield, it is similar to the Rhino bed liners that are sprayed into pickup beds.
A week later Mark started working again half time. We completed the sheathing and waterproofing on the south face and started working on the roof.
Luke Neff started work on the 1st of October. Mark and Luke built the entrance roof over the back entrance. Every one worked on the rafter tails and roof. The roof has two layers of 2" extruded polystyrene insulation taped and foamed into place with a layer of 1/2" OSB on the top.
We had originally planned to build the footings for the master bed suite ourselves, but we were behind schedule so we subcontracted the entire project out to Jenniges Masonry. This is what the footing looks like from "Cell Phone Rock."
Sam watches from Cell Phone Rock while the crew with Jenniges Masonry pours the walls of the closet. The closet will also serve as our tornado shelter.
This is a view of the tower. This was taken mid week, since then we poured the stem walls to the left and installed sheathing on the tower walls.
The electrical inspector came by on Friday and approved the rough in of the electrical in the house. The insulation subcontractor will be here on Monday to insulate the exterior walls and part of the roof over the bedrooms. The appliances are going to be delivered on Monday. The windows have been ordered and should be here in a couple of weeks. I have a call into the sheetrock subcontractor but we are still playing tag. Sam and I have been working on the plumbing and should have the water on in part of the house by the end of next week.
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