100 % Dried in

FINALLY! All the windows are in. There have been 3 windows that were not put in yet because the manufacture had sent the wrong mulling strips. These are strips that join multiple windows together when there is more than 1 window in a hole. Yesterday the correct strips came in and the workers were here and put them all in. All doors are on and we even have doorknobs.

The electrician was here on Wednesday and did more work. They are hoping to call in the electrical inspection on Monday.

We had problems with the stovepipe. We want a wood burning stove in the basement. However, we are responsible for finding a company that will put the pipe in and insure it. So the first guy we called wanted too much money and didn't know what he was doing. It was not looking good for the stove. Yesterday morning another guy came out and seemed MUCH more knowledgeable than the person from Wednesday. This guy gave us a quote of $1,500 and that includes the material. The pipe he will use going thought the main level of the house is rated where it only needs 1" of clearance. So it is some great stuff. So looks like we are back to being able to put a stove in. It would be a shame to not have something in the house that burns wood with all the wood we have up here.

So far everything is going OK. Certainly there are days that are very, very stressful for me.

Decisions We need to make:
1. cabinets. I have been looking, getting quotes, etc. They are going to be there a long time and I want to make the right decision
2. Trim - the archways in the kitchen. Yesterday he asked me if we were going to trim them or drywall them? Who know I needed to make that decision already? I had honestly not thought of it a single time.
3. Material we are going to put under the roof that covers the decks. Bead board was what we are thinking but Rod is worried about boring bees.
5. Flooring - hardwood in great room, bedrooms; tile in kitchen and dining room; tile in bathrooms; carpet in Tori and Tina's bedrooms; staining the concrete in the rec room; tile in downstairs bathroom... at least this is what we think we want.
4. What kind of trim we want in the house

I'm sure this is not the entire list, but it is some of the decisions we are working on

Issues: Right now our only issue that we are dissatisfied about is the decks. The concrete on them has problems for 2 reasons. The first was the subcontractor was negligent. The second was the subcontractor told us we didn't need to put blankets on them, but the concrete did freeze and we have some pits because of that. Jim, the superintendent, told me yesterday that his guys were going to repair it rather than the subcontractor. So we will see how it goes. Rod has taken very specific pictures of the spots we are not happy with and we will make sure it is done right or there will have to be some type on compensation for it.