Yesterday Dan and I were out at the lake to meet with the electrician to mark out all the lights and other outlets at the cabin. He was a really nice guy and very thorough. Dan had lots of ideas for our sound system and we are also having him pull a wire out to our little red cabin so it is ready if we decide to put a hot tub in there in the future. And then we can have electricity out there too!
We forgot our camera again and this time in the evening the pictures didn't turn out so well. Last week they did the retaining wall and worked on the front steps. So, roofing didn't happen but we are hoping it will this week. Now comes the tough part of coordinating the plumbers, mechanical and electricians to get their stuff in before the interior walls are mudded and taped. I'm thinking that it will push out our finish date a few more weeks to coordinate all these guys to be here at the same time. So, my educated guess is now the beginning/middle of October. It is only a month off of estimates so not too bad.... I've heard stories of these projects lasting 9-10 months. At least we aren't that bad yet!
I really like the retaining wall. The colors are very neutral and now we have about 6-7 parking spots (if you squeeze!). We've been parking along the road so there are a few spots up there too. By having 2 retaining walls on that side it keeps the driveway up and then the steps down to the second level makes a nice spot for grass and it is a perfect spot for tents between the red cabin and green shed. Then it steps down to the ground level where the patio will be outside the walk-out. We sat on those stairs and I think we'll do that a lot - it gives extra seating right around the patio.
If the weather is nice we'll be out either Saturday or Sunday this weekend and maybe the roof will either be started or done. We keep hoping the roof and windows get done soon so then it is all interior stuff to work on so it doesn't matter if it rains. Then we'll take some better pictures to post!
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