26 May 2016

Sonny and Brandon installed the TV enclosure cabinet in the morning.  In the afternoon, Brandon started work on the wood box while Sonny did some small tasks: cutting the hole in the kitchen sink cabinet toe kick for the air conditioning vent. I put a final coat of joint compound on the area around the stove plug.  After Sonny and Brandon removed the bracing, I started the joint compounding process for the wall areas on either side of the guest bath shower panels.  I also did some joint compound repair work around three junction boxes that, ahem, needed further attention.  Steve spent the day insulating hot water lines in the mechanical room.  Dennis stopped by to check on Steve’s progress and discuss how we are going to control the HRV.  Answer: adjustable timer control in the mechanical room with an override switch in the kitchen that will also be on a timer, i.e., if the humidity gets too high in the house we can flip the switch in the kitchen and turn on the HRV… but a timer will turn it off again, if we have a senior moment and forget to do so manually.  Tom installed the 8v/16v/24v transformer I bought at Lowe’s last night and (drum roll, please) the doorbell now is working properly.  He then finished (with the exceptions of the garage and three other minor items that I can complete) all of the electrical work inside the house.  Larry and Earl continued installing alarm system components, including the entry keypad and master control panel.  I put the first coat of polyurethane on the handrails and what I thought would be the final coat of polyurethane on the custom coat hook rack I built for the mud entry.  Both coating came out horribly (!!!!), probably due to not following the instructions for cleaning my brush after it was used for staining the hand railings yesterday.  Even though the fire was still burning (6 days after being started!), I pulled the pile apart with the Kubota and buried the one remaining stump and a bucket-load of hot rocks.  After staking out where she wants her garden, Chree spent the afternoon cleaning the new house.  The master bedroom and bath, the laundry, and the half bath now are ready for occupancy.  Woe unto to any carpenter, plumber, or electrician who messes them up!