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[Dayle1]

When I finished the A/C/heating system earlier this week, the area in front of the Cruiser was empty for a few days. As the pic shows, the Cruiser is blocked again with a lot of work ahead.
Six pieces for the bathrooms plus a two piece room divider made and delivered by a close friend for material costs only.

[Lloyd]

Nice looking raised panel. Oak? That is a very nice friend!

[Texas1949]

Great looking Cabinets....
I am glad things are going good for you..

Tell your wife I did get the card and Thank her for the sweet note.
Looking forward to seeing y'all at the Rally.

[Dayle1]

While I spent much of today sanding cabinets, the rock crew put up most of the sheetrock.

[gball]

Larry:



Thanks for keeping us updated on your rebuild. Looks like things are really coming together at a fast pace now. Looking forward to seeing photos of the finished product.

[artgpo]

Larry,
Watching a rebirth of your home is fascinating. I wish you would post more pictures from different angles. It makes me smile every time I read of your progress. While bad things happen to good people in the end the good returns.

[Dayle1]

Originally Posted by artgpo

Larry,
Watching a rebirth of your home is fascinating. I wish you would post more pictures from different angles. It makes me smile every time I read of your progress. While bad things happen to good people in the end the good returns.

Art,

Now that the first coat of mud is on the walls, most everything looks white in any picture. Things will look a lot different in a few weeks with paint, doors and cabinets so I will try to take a few more pics. But I also plan to have a full slideshow available at the rally for anyone that is interested.

[coastn]

Excellent!

[Dayle1]

The drywall crew finished texturing today so we should be ready to paint next week. I started staining cabinets yesterday but will have to switch to painting the walls and ceiling. An interesting point, yesterday morning, the low temp was 35 degrees, temp inside the garage next to the garage door was 43 degrees and temp inside the fully sheet rocked house was still 61 degrees.

Another thing I keep forgetting to mention, if anyone needs a garage door opener, I recommend "Liftmaster" made by Chamberlin. I have model 3800PLD for the garage door and 3900PLD for the RV door. These are 'jackshaft' openers rather than the typical chain drive or belt drive opener, they mount on the shaft that holds the torsion springs. This is a critical difference for tall RV doors where a trolly type unit would require a 14ft or longer horizontal chain or belt and the resulting sagging. Anyway, the units are very quiet and have a program mode for setting the stop points and as a result, the unit slows down the last 6" of travel for a soft stop which minimizes stress on the door and track.

[Lloyd]

[QUOTE=Dayle1]An interesting point, yesterday morning, the low temp was 35 degrees, temp inside the garage next to the garage door was 43 degrees and temp inside the fully sheet rocked house was still 61 degrees.

Larry, by the looks of those temps, your insulation is doing what it's suppose to.
But that 35 degree one must just about incapacitate you Texans, doesn't it?

[Dayle1]

After a week, much of the painting is done, bedroom ceilings and some touchup remain. Kitchen cabinets arrive tomorrow. Also, we now have running water in the house and a faucet in the garage for the Cruiser.

[artgpo]

Larry,
Keep the pictures coming. What a rebirth!

[geondebi]

WOW What progress and great work on your part. I am sure it will be nice to move back in.

[Dayle1]

Here is a pic showing part of the kitchen cabinets, ready for painting. In the background is the room divider that still needs varnish before installation.

[gball]

Nice looking cabinets. Looking forward to seeing the pictures of the construction at the Rally.

[Dayle1]

Today marks six months since the fire and six months living in the Cruiser. While we are not quite ready to move into the new house, we should be able to within about two weeks. Everything will not be finished, but enough so we can at least move in. Here is a pic of the master bath vanity and the double pocket doors to the shower.

Kitchen and bath countertops should be installed next week, then it will be time to do the final plumbing. I still need to finish door casings and baseboards, paint touchup and a few lights. Appliances arrive Monday and Tuesday. That still leaves cabinet doors/drawers, closet shelves/doors, mirrors, pantry shelves, window sills and door hardware/paint to be done after we move in. Oh, and install a flat screen TV.

We have starter furniture, "house in a box" donated by one of the charities. A sofa, full size bed, small table/chairs and a dresser.

[geondebi]

Larry
You guys are really moving along with the building. Can not wait to see the pictures of the whole process at the rally. I wonder how the rest of the folks in your neighborhood are moving along in their building process. You guys have been blessed with so much help with the whole process. The hard work you have put in a lot of work and prayers in to it. Thanks so much for the updates.

[gossamar]

Great progress...look forward to seeing your updates....

[Dayle1]

Well, no pics today but still plenty of progress. Vanity tops are installed, waiting on the faucets to arrive to set the sinks. We decided to replace the 24" vanity next to the shower with a pedestal sink for more room. McCoys had a discontinued Crane for $10.59, same model at Lowes was $117.23. All of the door and base trim is installed but still needs caulking and touchup paint. Kitchen countertops won't be installed til next week which will give me time to install the dishwasher. Eileen is very happy to have her own washer/dryer for the first time in 6 months. Refer and stove are in place and the water heater is operational. All the pocket doors are hung but two still need latch hardware.

The other good news is that maybe 75% of the Live Oak trees have survived the fire since they are putting out new leaves. I spent the second day after the fire hauling 5 gal buckets of water to each tree to put out smoldering embers at the trunk, so that certainly helped, plus all the mulch we spread. But there still will be a lot of dead branches to prune sometime in the future. Looks like all the trees along the street are dead due to the heat from the blaze across the street.

[Dayle1]

OK, here is a pic of the kitchen that is almost finished, just lacking faucet, disposal, pantry shelves, window sill and lots of door/drawer pulls. But tomorrow's work is bathroom plumbing, window sills in the other rooms, room divider top and probably some more staining and varnish work.