Busy month of September !

It's all coming together this month . I ran the gasline to the house side of the creek. Then i hooked up the "Drip tank" to blow out any water that gets in the line. My neighbor built the tank for me and asked for nothing. Then Orvil welded the bolts to anchor the sill plate to the the roof . We will anchor the trusses to them , for the gable roof. Also i have been hanging drywall, trying to get as much done before winter. Now if we could just sell our farmhouse in Harleysville, hint, hint...Please pass it around, priced to sell !Here's some pics for ya...

Closing up !

Yesterday i finished the spray foam and installed our gas meter . Today i started the drywall in our bedroom and installed the basement door. Then while it was dry i worked on the pond walls. If you notice the fiberglass insulation , we are filling the rest or the stud pocket to save some money ! With the spray foam against the metal we don't have to worry about condensation or mold behind the walls.

State Road Closed !

Yesterday i closed the road to dig a trench across to run our gasline. The crickets and frogs were hollaring , lol ! Then today i spray foam insulated , boy was that a messy job. I got about 3/4 of the house done , then tommorrow i will finish. Then i had some fun and ripped out a stump out of the stream. I'm cleaning the stream up so it runs better for when we get more rain.

Change of plans !

We were going to start the insulating today but the new pond came first ! Bert did a nice job digging it but the berm needed to be packed. Orval & I drove our tractors over it to pack it down, he stayed all day to help me.It looks really nice but i could'nt have done it without him. We are so blessed to have Orval and Marlyn as neighbors. See , Orval is a my friend , my father figure and a  amazing man. At age 81 he is a world of knowledge and i listen and i am taking notes. At 6:00 pm we quit and i was sore & tired , he went home & did some weedwacking , i took a shower and sat down. What an amazing man. Thanks for all your help , we love you guys ! This blog is deticated to Orval & Marlyn  & the pond we built !

One Big Hole !

So our neighbor's are getting their foundation put in . This morning a nice size track hoe shows up at their property. Katie gets this great idea , she says "why don't we see if he wants some extra work while he's here". We have  a great swamp area we have been wanting to put a pond in at. I went down and asked him if he wanted to dig a pond for us. He said "let me see how long the foundation will take". He came by around 2:30 and by 6:30 we had a pond and the price was right. We can't wait to watch it fill. I did alot of running today , that's all folks !

Electric ,Foam, Heat & Gas !

We are almost done running all the outlets, switches and wire , because they will be running electric down to us in about 4 weeks. We also got our spray foam insulation kits delivered today.We will start insulating in a couple of days after the wiring is done. We also got an estimate today for a hot air furnace system . We changed our minds on the outdoor firebox, then i don't have to hump wood to stay warm, just for looks ! Now we are just waiting for our neighbor to send back the "right of way " permission to run across his property to ours. He already agreed verbally, we just need it in writing.I burnt the wood floor off the steel girters from the stair opening to take it to the scrap yard for cash. Our next step is to insulate & drywall our bedroom, so we can sleep upstairs, yeh !