18 June 2015
Woke up at 5 and
decided that was MUCH too early to rise.
Next thing I knew it was 6:30.
Sonny arrived for work at 6:37!
Ian arrived shortly after 7 and they got busy installing the Shop and
Guest Bath windows. After a quick
breakfast and assured there was never a line, I headed into the
open-on-Thursdays-only Vermont DMV office in Middlebury. Got there at 8:10 (they open at 8) to find a
crowded waiting room and that I would have been 15th in line. Picked up the vehicle registration form I
needed and left, stopped at Hannaford’s to get beer for the boys, stopped at
Goodro’s to order another $1,000 worth of materials, and was back to Fern Lake
by 9:15. By that time the two Lower
Level windows were installed. So we
started working on the Sun Room French doors.
Even though I ordered a 5068 door and the box said it contained a 5068
door, apparently Anderson (unlike virtually every other door manufacturer) uses
the door rough opening, vice the actual size of the door, in their
nomenclature. So the VERY expensive door
we just bought is 3″ too short. Chree’s
answer to this problem was that we will never invite any tall people to visit… More news on this issue after I’ve
finished the Scotch we’ve had a chance to sleep on the problem for a few
days. Put the French doors back in the
Garage and started work on the main entry door.
After that door was in place, but, thankfully, before it was permanently
attached to the framing, Sonny asked about the flooring that will be installed
in the Foyer. When told “½″ slate” he
pointed out that, with that flooring thickness and the minimal height handicap
accessible door threshold we had ordered, the door would not open. So we raised the door ½″ using some leftover
MDO, avoiding a potential calamity. Thank
you, Sonny!!!! Sean stopped by late
morning to review progress and make an excellent design recommendation for the
Porch ceiling. Exactly as Ian had
predicted, the Goodro’s truck showed up just as soon as we sat down to
lunch. After lunch we tackled moving the
rough opening for the Bedroom #2 window to the north 4½″ so that the window will
be properly aligned underneath the Living / Dining window. No surprise given how strong Goose Creek has
been building the house, taking out that window header and associated wall
framing was a major undertaking. But we
got ‘er done and the window rough opening re-framed before beer-thirty. Went over to Kate’s for a delightful wine and
appetizers get together. As dusk was
settling in, Kate, her mother (Corrie) and two of Corrie’s friends (Bob and
Trudy Iddings) who are visiting for the week, came over for a full tour.
