The Second Week in November

Gotta say I'm a lot happier this week than I have been in weeks past.  The electricians AND the plumber were here...ALL WEEK, well almost all week.  Can't get over excited about something that should have been happening all along but right now I'll take my bit of happiness.

This also arrived.

This for the less knowledgeable is all the components for the A/C units.  Because of the way the house is designed we have 2 separate living areas and a central one.  Square footage puts us at 2400 sq ft.  Formula for figuring out what tonnage you need in a unit is 1 ton = 400 sq ft.  We need 6 tonnes but they dont make a 6 ton unit so we have (2) 3 ton units.  1 unit will take care of Master bedroom, closet and master bath, the other unit will take care of guest bedrooms, guest bath, fly tying room, pantry and mud room.  They will each share in cooling the " Great Room" ( living, dining and kitchen).  

I think this was all prompted by our last meeting with the GC.  He wanted another draw.  Our agreement with him is that he wouldn't get very far ahead in the money paid to the work done.  Right now we figure he owes us about 15K in work...that would be the finishing up of the plumbing, putting in the trim and soffits and getting the 2 porches built.  With the rock Mason coming just makes good sense to have him do everything hes here for instead of piecemealing it out.  So he has the sides of the house, the rock columns for the porches, the hearth and pad for wood burning stove and the shower in the master bathroom.  We might even have him do the wall behind the cook stove...considering that now.  So hopefully this trend continues as we are now 10 months into a 6-8 month move in ready home and we arent quite 1/2 way.   

And last but not least is the 2 MIA windows that are supposed to be here 2nd week in December...its always something.