Thomas has spent a lot of time making sure the construction of the house below is sound. He has reinforced the kitchen floor and rebuilt beams that were rotten. He has laid new pillars and set new jacks under beams. Since the crawl space is so tight in some places, he has to slide around on his stomach to get to where he is going. It's a lot of work that no one will notice.
This is between the kitchen and bedroom inside the rotten closet.
Thomas and Walker took out the door jam from the kitchen door and prepared the frame for what will be the window. No more walking into the kitchen from the carport!
When my dad was in North Carolina for the holidays, he spent a day helping Thomas frame in the door from the back bedroom into what will be the new bathroom, the coat closet in the main room, and the closet in the front bedroom. Since nothing in the house is square, it took a whole day of work, which eventually, will be covered up and hidden by sheet rock.
And now the electrician and plumbers have begun their work! Wires and electrical boxes are everywhere.
The bath tub is installed, as well as connections for sinks, toilets, etc.
Thomas is excited that other people are getting to work on the house. While he has done some electrical and plumbing before, he is happy to have experts getting it done quickly and right. Although he has found it challenging to act as the "contractor" without any experience. He is realizing that some of the professionals he is working with expect him to give more direction. I think he's doing a great job of managing so many details and schedules!
Our exciting New Year's Eve was spent preparing for the plumbers to lay the new sewer line. Walker brought the tractor and Brite brought a concrete saw. And Micah got to watch his first John Deere.
We are excited to enter 2013 and continue on this journey!
I am coming to see it! I am so amazed they know how to do all this stuff. It makes me exhausted just to read about it. I am very impressed.
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