Closer, Closer, Ever Closer

My move in date moves ever closer.

Above is a view through the wash room into the bathroom.  The house wiring has been completed as well as the plumbing.  The house is on city water, but I am located at the tail end of the city water supply.  Consequently I may experence low flow or low water pressure at times.  To overcome this city water is collected in a ground level tank outside the house.  A float valve assures the tank is refilled as the water is consumed.  Water is pumped into a pressure tank to provide the upstairs with sufficient flow and pressure.  Hot water is provided by a gas fired on demand water heater on the ground floor.

The bathroom walls now sport sheet rock.  Shown above are the beginnings of the shower.  The shower will be fitted with a sliding door and more unusually, a window.  The window will need a shower curtain to provide a measure of privacy and to spare the window a deluge of water.  A well ventilated bathroom will discourage the growth of mold and mildew.

Most of the walls are sheet rocked.  There remains the laborious task of fitting sheet rock panels around the rafters to extend the finished walls to the ceiling.  Note the installed louvered glass windows.  The louvers pivot on security steel bars making it more difficult to of break in.

The 12' x 18' front screen porch has received a deck!  I expect to spend many pleasant idle times in this space.  I envision a bench swing and possibly a few hammock chairs in my present flights of imagination.  The 8' x 30' rear porch also has been decked.  The hazardous access to the upper floor, by balancing across porch joices from the rear stairway, is a thing of the past.  The rear porch may largely have a utilitarian function as a place to hang drying clothes and possibly barbeque.  However, it could be a great spot to enjoy the sunsets.

I am told this formidable large black insect is a harmless coconut bug.  Anyone ready to put that to the test?

The house is now secured with windows and locking doors.  The vendor has failed to make and deliver the dormer windows, but this will be corrected in time.  If you look carefully you can see the blue sheet metal roofing installed over the rear porch and the water tank previously mentioned.  The lack of front stairs and rear porch roofing prevents access to the open dormers.  The finished stairway has received a coat of paint.  Window framing has been installed in preparation for siding.