The siding was finished yesterday with the exception of a few trim pieces. The roof is only missing the ridge caps and a couple of rake caps. This “should” all be done on Wednesday. I am working on the utility trench that has the electrical line. I should have it back filled with 12” of sand by the end of the day today. We can then lay the phone and water lines tomorrow. I am really looking forward to this trench being back filled and our septic tanks being covered! The front of the house will look much more like a home and less like a moonscape. J

Our goal is to be ready for our combo inspection by the end of the day on Wednesday and then we can call for an inspection Thursday or Friday. At this point in the project I no longer feel a sense of calm and peace as I travel up to the house. It has become an extremely stressful process. K and I realized that a lot that stress is connected to the lack of daily progress. Our contractor has not been on site each workday and at least twice a week sometimes 3-4 days a week he has 1 or 2 workers total working on the house. This slows the progress dramatically! I can’t wait to be done working with him.

K's dad Tom and I are planning on installing the stucco (brown coat) to the chimney saturday. So then we can then use faux rock as the final vernier.