9 December 2015

Ian and Doug arrived promptly at 7 to continue framing the main level of the house.  Ian and I tackled the woodstove nook and framed it correctly (at least, I hope it was correctly) on almost the first try. The other Doug, meanwhile, finished framing the half bath (aka: powder room), putting the rough opening for the medicine cabinet where I directed based on using the smaller pedestal sink that Chree and I had chosen last night.  (The medicine cabinet needs to be centered above the sink.)  No sooner had Doug finished that work when Tanya from Ryan’s Plumbing called (at Dennis’ behest) to tell me they had a small pedestal sink on their showroom floor that I could have for a heavily discounted price.  Murphy’s Law!  John Williams and Glenn Tupper (Spafford and Sons Well Drilling) showed up unexpectedly mid-morning to install a T-fitting and a second pressure transducer in the well water supply line. The second transducer tells the well pump controller to up the system pressure to 55 psi when the transducer senses that domestic water is being used.  The first transducer tells the controller to maintain 32 psi, which is the pressure that the geothermal heat exchanger normally will use. The T, obviously, splits the incoming water between domestic consumption (roughly a hundred gallons per day) and geothermal heating (as much as 13,000 gallons per day).  Long conversation at noon with Chree about interior door choices, with her looking at the on-line version and me looking at the paper version of the Brosco Book of Designs.  Chree and I finally compromised on a two panel door style (see door 465 on the simpsondoor.com website), though the type of sticking is still under discussion.  (Sticking is a technical term for the detail where door panels attach to the stiles; there are many different styles, with Ovolo, Ogee, and Shaker being most common.  Aren’t you glad you asked?)  After lunch, I headed north to do errands in Middlebury, then paid a visit to Tanya and Amanda (both extremely helpful!) at Ryan’s showroom in Vergennes.  Took pictures and measurements (for Chree) of the four pedestal sinks that Ryan’s has that might fit our half bath. Of those choices, Chree likes one and I the other... of course! Then schlepped back to Middlebury to retrieve the now fully functioning Kubota.  Arrived back at Fern Lake before normal quitting time only to find that the geese already had flown.