Overdue House Update

Alright, I am having some serious issues with Blogger today, so if the movie above isn't big enough for you, click here to see it!

We've made quite a bit of progress since this was made!  Last week Scott's parents came to visit to help us and we got a ton done!  We went through and ripped ALL the old wiring, lights and outlets out from under and above the house.  It was a disaster.  Wires going everywhere, spliced into random other wires going to places that made no sense, then spliced into the old original electrical work that was first put into the house with exposed copper here and there.  A fire hazard for sure.  Scott's dad is an electrical engineer and got some construction outlets set up for us and we're ready for all the new wiring now!

Re-siding also began and we are SO happy we contracted that out.  It's turning into an even bigger project than expected and we are glad to have professionals dealing with it.

Here's what the right side of our house looks like with all the old siding off and the house exposed...

A view from the inside.  We had to go through and sister in (Yes, sister - I'm learning all the cool construction lingo, so don't mess with me.) many of the boards that had some termite damage so they are extra strong now.  That's why some of the studs look like they are cut funny. 

We got a third dumpster last week and filled it to the brim - now our backyard is the cleanest it's been (although it's still rather pathetic looking) and we're able to take the dogs over there more often while we work.

Scott's garden is going craaazy and some of his tomato plants are NINE feet tall now.  We are running out of options for staking them very quickly!  However, we are totally digging the produce we're getting out of it and Scott goes to check on it every morning - as do a few of our neighbors as well.

Fresh salad from the garden

I'll try and keep up better with all of this.  We're going through a period of slow progress now as we set up the plumbing, electric, insulation, etc before we can start sheet rocking and such.  Very important things that cost lots of money and aren't noticeable to many people besides us.