Construction ~ Week 11

The hurricane didn't completely stop progress this week as I expected it would.  I know Clint and his men were busy helping people who had damage from the storm, and we completely understand.  They seemed to be working most days and finished the siding yesterday.

We're in need of black shutters and a black door to add some color, but we're pleased with how it's turned out.  They still have some trim to do and of course all along the porch.  I'm not sure when columns will replace those lovely posts.

The hurricane made us stop and consider how well we would be for future storms in this house.  We already knew we would get a tankless water heater (runs on gas) and a gas cook top.  The cook top was Ned's idea, and one that I wasn't too thrilled about until we were graced with Irene's presence.  I've cooked on gas while babysitting and hopefully will catch on quickly.  A little warmth would have helped those canned hurricane foods a lot.  When we initially met with the electrician, we did not discuss generator hook-ups, but Ned took care of that early this week.  We'll have a plug for the generator so that all we'll have to do is flip the breakers for what we want to run in the house.  No cords running through the house, which was a problem this time.  I hoped for a whole house generator which would run everything, including the AC until I learned the price.  We'll add that to the wish list.

The electrician was supposed to start this week but was busy with hurricane repairs and a zillion generator hook-ups.  He said he hoped to start after Labor Day.  When Avery and I stopped today, our neighbor had people working to get the tree up that fell.  Things were still a little wet, and with more storms possible, our steps may be a bit delayed.