Well, I wasn't in the best of moods last week, so I didn't get the blog updated... and didn't get my 2nd chair completed.. But, Jim helped me, and the chairs cushions were recovered and look amazing. Through this process, I realized that even though three of us inspected the metal, there were a couple of places that still need to be touched up. Hopefully, this weekend, that little issue will be resolved... and maybe my attitude... Why and how Jim puts up with me, has always been a question in my mind.... moving forward....(Jim doesn't understand either). . .
The duct work installation is moving along nicely. And this is the first - one of many - registers that will be going in,,, This is in the bedroom of the loft.
This is the duct vent going from the range hood over the island to the outside.... We found, after the hood went in that we needed to move the lights to both sides of the hood over just a couple of inches... The range hood was a little bigger than anticipated.
Here's the duct work from a different angle...
And, here's the range hood...
Jim has a vertical duct coming up from the basement splitting out to the bedroom and the bathroom in the loft.
One small problem we had with the cabin is that our framer made a few little booboos that needed to be fixed before we can move on with the insulation in certain areas. One of then is above the bay window on the outside... There was a 6" gap going from the outside to the inside, that was never filled in... So, Ben's job on Saturday, was to start the fix by stuffing the space with insulation... this, hopefully, will be the last space that birds are getting in... Sorry birds... no roosting inside my living room any more.
The space is now behind the pink insulation.
I was looking for, I don't remember what online, and I found these little trinkets that sit magnetically on the top of the door hinge... I thought they were amazingly cute. I bought little dragons, and....
...little mice. The dragons have been put on bathroom doors and the mice are now living on the pantry door hinge. I think they are darling. They are held in place with a magnet on the bottom.
A project that I have been working on for some time now is making a room divider for the loft. I had this idea of using side lights and hinging the different pieces together so the sidelights form a zigzag. I've had a couple of the side lights sitting on the deck for the longest. Ben had to put ladders up where my glass was being stored, so Jim told him to he pull the old frame off and the glass is now ready for the next step. I think this pair is beautiful.
Here's what's left of the sidelight wood..
We found that we needed to move furniture and appliances from Provo to Bryce and then Bryce back to Provo, but knew everything would not fit in my Kia.. So, we rented this big boy and packed it to the gills... This baby drives like a tank. Jim kept asking me if I wanted to drive, and I was like.. no. Flat out no!
This is where the wall mounted oven used to be...
..and the old temporary kitchen cabinet is taken out ready for the new cabinets to go in....
Here's where the cabinet under the sink used to be... We have most of the new cabinets to go in, and we have black granite for the countertops...
We need to put part of the wood kitchen flooring down before we put the new cabinets in... so, the question is: Should the floors and the cabinets go in BEFORE the duct work is finished, or after??? I'm going with duct work... The duct work is one step closer to getting our four way inspection completed... and I think that's number one on the list.
Week 2
We've had the insulation for the ceiling stored in our Conex for the past couple of years, and this was the weekend the guys really started to work with it. I don't think they really figured out how they were going to install it... until they were hands on.. But.... it was an amazing start. Each sheet had to be custom cut to fit the ceiling and this is the first step...
They got all the pieces cut, ready to be installed.... and, they are now stored on the dining room table.... sheesh...my life... Ultimately we will have 60 of these pieces 22 inches wide stuffed in between the roof joists.
After a successful practice putting up pieces in the loft, the job went quickly...
Here's the first piece that was put in the great room... Ben was pretty happy with the install.
After the little practice run, the job went smoothly... or as smooth as working 25 feet in the air can be...
And, these two work really well together... Here, they had a little issue with the staple gun, but worked it out and moved forward.
We purchased a cabinet for the kitchen sink from Home Depot on our way out of town... We were in my Kia Soul and I'm sure glad it fit in the back hatch... Kinda a tight fit, but it worked! Like by a 1/4 of an inch!
And, here it is in the kitchen beside the dishwasher. I don't know if this is going to be it's final resting place, but for now, this is home. The rest of the kitchen cabinets are in the main floor bedroom right now...
I must admit, being married to Jim has been, and will continue to be an amazing ride. I can't imagine my life being calm - Jim always has some crazy project to start... we don't always agree, mostly because Jim doesn't understand, after all these years, that I am ALWAYS right, but it seems to always turn out pretty amazing in the end....
With that, the adventure continues...
Love, Jim and Cheri
- It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.
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