Installed soffits on end gables July 1, 2011

I started installing the soffits on the end gables yesterday and finished them up today. Tomorrow I will install the soffits on the dormers. Once the dormer soffits are completed, I will frame out the windows with 2 inch rough cut cedar and the house will be ready for the siding, which I plan to order next week.

I also have to order a bunk of tongue and groove boards to finish the soffits on the sides of the house. These will be stained before I install them. I have 8 angled can lights to install over the covered decks on both sides of the house (4 per side) before I install the soffits. These will be installed and wired next week.

I finished framing out the end of the deck on both sides of the house and installed the last backer blocks at the deck support posts earlier this week. All the 2" by 6" deck planks have been stained. Everything is in place and I am ready to install the deck planking.

Bathroom in progress June 30, 2011

Joel Gershenfeld (on the left) and Jim Joyce helped get the bathroom 90% complete on the sheetrock, and to at least 80% complete on the painting. With Joel's help we worked late into the night on the 28th and into the early evening on the 29th to complete the bathroom. We installed the vanity, plumbed in the sink and reinstalled the toilet. We turned on the hot water heater and everything is a go! I'm having a minor problem with a leak at the sink which I will correct by moving the vanity a half inch to the right.

I decided the bathroom could take a rest today so I started installing the soffits on the gable ends. When I went to install the first tongue and groove board I discovered the staple gun I purchased was actually a brad nailer (boxed wrong). Back to the store for an exchange!!!

Tomorrow I will continue with the soffits. When the temperature hits 85 degrees (which is in the forecast for the next 6 days) I will probable begin tiling the shower floor and walls. The basement stays very cool even on the warmest days. We only have 6 more of the 16 foot 2" X 6" planks for the deck left to stain/oil. (173 completed)