TA DA!

Here's the newest pic with the siding on the front mostly done. I still need to put trim on the corners and some stuff like that... LOOKS LIKE A HOUSE!!!

Big stuff and little stuff....But mostly big stuff

Ok, so I've done some big stuff on the addition since last posting... This includes:

• Repaired a major leak in the drain line of our washing machine and at the same time, since I had the floors all torn out, ran new water line and replaced the back door.
• Spent lots of time in our NASTY old crawlspace fixing plumbing (see pic)
• Crawled around in our new crawlspace with a chemical respirator, goggles, rubber gloves on spraying for mold that grew during our Missouri-like deluge of rain a few months ago.
  
• Plumbing rough-in (drain lines, supply lines, moved water heater from inside to garage, put shower unit in)
• Furnace and air conditioner were moved to the garage
• Windows and exterior doors are installed
• Tyvek house wrap is on
• Most of the soffits are covered
• Drilled for wiring and hung most of the boxes for electrical
  

In essence, this means we're ALMOST all sealed up air tight and will be completely air tight once I finish the soffit material. The next couple of days are scheduled to be my siding days.

Also of note is the TREMENDOUS fun involved in moving the furnace... it was a bit cold out and we were without heat for a couple of days. Corey stayed with her folks while I stayed at home with no heat and, coincidentally, no water (the water heater was in transit as well)!

Throughout this process I've also made about 15 trips to the local plumbing store.... seriously. Maybe more like 20 trips.... You know you've been there too much when they say "Hi Josh" when you walk in the door... again, I'm being serious. On the left is a pic of our nasty old crawlspace and our nasty old drainpipe which I was working on for a bit...


The only bummer about all this is that there aren't many pics. Pictures of pipes and water heaters aren't very exciting and I'm not very diligent about taking those pictures. I plan to get a pic of the doors and windows soon though. For now, I'm including a pic of the new back door by our washer. The old door was a beat up old steel door with no windows.