25 January 2016

Sonny and Doug spent the weekend (I’m sure) eagerly looking forward to installing radiant heat pans again today.  Which is what Doug did all day.  Sonny also worked on that project in the morning then (being senior) transitioned to putting a double layer of ½″ plywood sheathing on the master bathroom pocket door, needed to bring the door framing in plane with the 2x6 wall.  Steve worked some more on drainage plumbing, then spent several hours drilling holes in the main level floor joists, through which the radiant floor heating tubing will be run.  Tom continued the lower level wiring.  Late afternoon he energized one of the lighting circuits and, voilá, we now have illumination where once there was only darkness.  Chree and I drove down to RMG Stone Products in Castleton where we met Kevin Haight (Goose Creek’s masonry subcontractor, who built our chimney last year).  With Courtney Potter (an RMG sales rep) we toured their stone yard and found three gorgeous slabs of soapstone which will become the lining (top, bottom, and sides) for the wood stove nook and the floor for the wood bin.  The price was only 3X the budget, but, what the heck, its only money!  Chree and I then went over to Hubbardton Forge, a lighting manufacturer also located in Castleton, whose wares we had admired during our internet searches.  They don’t sell retail out of the factory, but we were directed to Handmadeinvermont in Wallingford (just south of Rutland), a Hubbardton Forge dealer.  There we think we found wall sconces for the sun room and a matching pendant light for over the kitchen table, again blowing the budget to smithereens.