95% + Done !

It's the first weekend of November, and construction is pretty much done. It has taken Dave Gullens and crew 4 months of hard work, and some inventive processes, to get to this point. Dave's crew is ready to start their next project, and about all that's left is a day's work for the tile guy to finish, and a day or two of finish trim work, plus installing the stair treads and balusters, then the carpet guy to lay the broadloom upstairs, and the stair runner, then the plumber will need a day or 2 (Dave says it's just a day's work, but........) to install all the sinks and faucet, plus the outside shower, and get the water system connected and running. And THEN - - -we're done! Whew!

On top of all this, the tail end of Hurricane Noel blew through last night, causing some power outages cross the entire province (although not at my new house), trees down, etc. Here are a couple of videos from this morning after the rain had stopped, and the wind was still quite high. For some reason though it doesn't seem as dramatic here on video as it was in person! Winds were gusting to 135 kph and I'm sure some of that was around my area. I heard a loud "crack!!" at about 4 am that sound like a rifle shot, but was more likely a tree snapping.






Also this weekend I took up a love seat and a dresser plus a couple of TVs from my home in Halifax, to start making the new house look a little more lived-in. I also moved an oak table and 6 chairs in from the garage and set them up in the dining room, and here is what all that looks like now - also note that most of the light fixtures have been installed, and the electrician has another day or two of work left.






















On the left is the finished screen porch, with the screening in and the wood ceiling in as well.

And on the right, is the walk-in closet with the racks and shelves installed.







And this is the almost-finished shower in the master ensuite, with just a bit of grouting left to do to finish the shower tile.