Construction Update 5: A Recap of the Last 2 Months!
I arrive home, late at night, after having spent almost a week in the city of bridges. Pittsburgh is beautiful. Excitedly, Adam walks me through the house. While I was gone, he insulated interior walls (for sound reduction), HVAC ducting was installed, and the walls were sheetrocked. Instead of being excited, I panic,walking through the house noticing all the things that are wrong. - Framing is still missing here. - And here. - This doorway is too tall, too wide. - We forgot a dryer vent!! - THAT HOLE IN THE FLOOR IS IN THE WRONG SPOT. I lay awake too long and worry. Gorgeous reclaimed 10 inch wide fir planks from the now deconstructed Salvation Army, formerly located in downtown Missoula, are delivered by WasteLessWorks and Adam fastens them to the decks and porches. There are three!! We deliberate on how to finish them and then decided to just use them the way they are: square bolt marks, paint stripes, burn mark and all. The view of the "Gre...