Greg's sister and brother-in-law help finish our first room with tongue and groove!!!

On Tuesday, July 31st, we complete our first room with our tongue and groove paneling, with the help of  Marty, and Jill and Jim Crouchman.

More friends arrive to help!

Our wonderful friends, Karen and Mark Clemons, visit in July.

Karen, friend extrordinaire, helps free outlets from behind the plastic, and sorts scrap wire for us! 

Mark helps Greg and Marty unload a 2,000 pound delivery from Golden Eagle (our last) of interior logs and bathroom vanities and sinks! 

It was an afternoon of very hard work! 

Other "Stuff"

John (the builder) and his helper, Tom, come out to put the plumbing vent on the roof.

Greg works on a vent on the side of the house.

Marty lengthens the wall at the bottom of the stairs in the basement.

Greg and Marty build a ceiling in one of the guest room closets upstairs.

The Mantle goes on!

Linda is hoping this is the last time the chain saw

is used in the family room!

And it's up!



The Outlet Workers!

Kelly and Jeremy visited from Phoenix and spent an afternoon wiring outlets, upstairs and on the main floor.  They were here from July 5th until the 11th.  We wish they could have stayed longer!

Nancy helps wire the outlets, and screw them into place.

I worked on outlets and switches.

Many thanks to our neighbor, Charlie, for his great tips,

and for loaning us his tools!

Insulation, insulation everywhere!

And what a lovely mess it is!

Greg, in his Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man suit.

Marty, at the cutting station.

Greg vs. a mouse that got inside.

Greg wins!

And around the fireplace.

More electrical work!

Main electrical panel in the basement.

What was once chaos, is now order!

Hot water heater!

Plenty of over-the-head work.