To the Windooow(s)! To the Wall(s)!

Boy howdy has it been a busy month-ish since my last post. When we last left off, we were waiting for the basement floor to be poured. That happened!

^{It took THREE cement trucks, but we go ‘er done.}

Then we got into a ton more digging. We had three separate trenches dug for water, gas, and electric. So that was fun. I think water and gas are all buttoned up, but our electric provider won’t hire enough people to support the demands of their outdated system (that they refuse to maintain or upgrade) that keeps getting absolutely wrecked by every storm that passes through. We’ve had two or three tie-in dates so far and every time it’s been pushed because of a storm. The last storm was so bad that we were without power for somewhere between 36 and 48 hours. Mercifully, the dogs were at camp and we were staying elsewhere for most of it.

Next up was one of the milestones I’ve been dying to reach: WINDOWS! One of the things I absolutely adore about this house is the massive windows the plan calls for.

^{Fun fact: There was supposed to be a second front door on the far left. W H Y Y Y ? ? ? I have no idea. We nixed it with no plans to do anything with the space. I started to have some regrets, but we accidentally ordered an extra window, so we get a ton of natural light in the mudroom now. Not mad at it.}

While windows were being installed, they also started roughing in the HVAC, plumbing, and wiring. I’ll spare you photos of that because there are so many pipes, wires, and vents that it makes me go cross-eyed whenever I look at it. Why not enjoy some more window/natural light porn instead?