Here Comes the Blur!

Nov 15^th, 2010 is marked as the “official groundbreaking” of CS3. That’s when the trenching began and the footings and walls were lined up for the pour. The groundwork was laid for start of construction as soon as the snow melted and the ground thawed. And believe me, we started off with a bang that spring! By fall, all the walls were up and sheathed, the steel beams and LVLs were in. The concrete floor was poured and the roof was on. Windows and doors were in and I was parking cars inside for the Winter. My job also got very busy with a lot of long hours and lost weekends, but spare time was spent tackling drywall downstairs, putting in floor to ceiling glass upstairs to keep the weather out and running romex. All told, A LOT of progress was made in  less than 12 months. With a mild winter I was able to push on, and in Mar/Apr of 2012, the commercial glass went in, the spiral stairs were ordered, the upstairs floors were sanded, and I moved on to soffit work to keep the birds out and allow drywall to progress. And so, in just the last 6 months, the upstairs walls were insulated, romex and boxes installed, the perimeter drywalled, and the ceiling fully twined and insulated, too. Siding work started, the soffits have progressed on to the rear, trim and seals went up around the garage doors and all the lower fascia boards are installed on the roof perimeter, with flashing on east, west and rear. And so, here we are, Oct 18^th. Essentially a month shy of 24 months if you want to compare it to the official date. (I always feel that’s a cheat because nothing ever gets done the first winter…it’s just a foundation and frozen ground).

But if you do consider that date…then we are actually in a remarkable spot. In one month’s time, all the drywall upstairs should be finished, textured and painted. The carpet will be going in about that time. The furnace will be installed and the propane up and running, and the outside stairs will be finished. It looks as though we will actually start “the move” around 1 December. In fact, that’s the target date.

Now..meanwhile, besides trying to play beat the clock with the pending snow and freezing weather, and trying to get estimates and schedules for the HVAC guy, the LP service, the carpet installer and the drywall crew, I’m also going to be out of town on business a good majority of November. And I still have soffits to put up, wires to connect, and as much siding to put up as I can before things turn unreasonable. Oh yeah, and ‘the move’.

Pretty sure it’ll be January before I catch my breath!

May 2011

Apr 2012