Well....we have a...well.

It's been nine days since my last post, which Ross kindly reminds me. I've been too exhausted at night to task my brain with silly comments on our progress. We have had a very busy couple of weeks with framing, demolition and lining up our trades. The shingles are almost complete and in the morning the new heating system is going in. We spent the morning cleaning up the last of the mess in the basement and finishing the demolition on the front bathroom. After tomorrow, we hope to have all demolition finished. On the accident front, Ross has another ouchy. There's no great story here; he just poured boiling water on his foot causing second degree burns. (he was preparing his bucket bath at the time...the water from the hose is a little cold for his liking) It is healing nicely but we are running our first aid supplies down so NO MORE ACCIDENTS!!!!

The well drillers arrived at 6am too start drilling our well. You can see the lights are on and the fog is in the air. I loved the overalls with the matching red shirts and hardhats. Very cool haute coutre guys. Our well is 28 feet with 5gpm. Going any lower puts us "in the crappy clay". Sorry to Rob for ripping him off $20, I misread the amount.( It's here waiting for you) I lost my glasses and am unofficially blind. (I got a real ugly pair at the dollar store for $3, but I can now see to write my blog)

Ross pretending to fall off the roof OR celebrating almost completing the roof. The trusses were F%$#ed up again on the dormers.

Very cool picture of our cathedral

ceiling.

Camping out is wonderful but all summer/fall, it gets a little tiring. I haven't showered in 3 weeks?( I have bucket bathed each night) I know how the people on survivor feel when they win reward of a hot shower....Ahhh!

This is our collection of demo lumber and trash. Most of the lumber is waiting for de-nailing if anyone is interested???? You can play on the

slide too if you want.

I love spuds. Thanks too Shawn for allowing us to dig up a few to eat from the back field.

Ross is working on building a new bell tower in his free time.

Here is the frame of the bell tower roof. Ross thought it looked like a dradle and tried too spin it....it didn't work so well, go figure. Now he has to carry it up on the roof.

The bell before.

The bell after being cleaned and painted. It's twenty inches across the base, sounds sweet but is damn heavy.

The bathroom is mostly demo-ed. The urinal and sink are dismantled so we are now left with a toilet and a hose outside. Unfortunately,in the next week we will only have a hose. Uh,Oh.

Introducing

Construction Workers of 2010

Mr. August

Grant

Grant enjoys helping others and believes that some day there will be world peace and Coors light will flow from Niagra Falls.

Grant's tool pouch contains an emergency supply of rasperry delight flavoured condoms, a 5/8ths socket wrench and his "girlie" hammer which he is always willing to share.

He keeps people guessing with questions like"How straight am I ?"

In his time off of swinging the old hammer, Grant can be found pulling planes and spending time at his cottage on "Holy Vomitus Road.

All shingled and even a few windows installed.

The big window went in smoothly when we took out all the glass and slide it up the 2x6's by rope.

What's a posting without the kitties. They aren't too happy living in the trailer either.

Blood, Sweat and Tears!

Accident Report #2
Idiot: Ross Turner
Incident: Removed support while still standing on same support.
Statement: " I was removing the highway(weakly built structure of 2x4 used to work on an area that is unreachable from strongly structured floor) and forgot that I had already loosened one of the leg supports when I stood upon it. I was carrying a hammer in one hand and a crowbar in the other knocking the shit out of it when I felt it give way beneath me. Knowing that there was a very large opening in the floor that went two floors down into the basement, I attempted to grab the truss above my head. In the split second that I made the decision to grab the truss, I had to rid myself of both tools. I did not manage to grab the truss but landed just short of the hole. Unfortunately, the crowbar came down to wallop me in the head splitting my scalp. Very cool blood splatter worthy of a CSI episode. Of course, my wonderful talented wife stauched the flow of blood, cleaned the wound and put this huge marshmellow looking bandage on my head which she made me wear for the next 5 days.

Here is Ross working on the "highway structure" a few days earlier. Notice the 2x4 he is standing on....it is the same one that will "collapse" on him. He is such a tard.

Here is Christina. She is not here with us at the schoolhouse. Although technically she is homeless, she has the luxury of running hot water and a shower. But alas, in two weeks she'll be bathing in a bucket in the backyard with us. Tee hee

This is one of my jobs. Pulling up the floor. I know I've written about it before but I'm still friggin' working at it. Other than the insulation, I think this is the dirtiest jobs. Hey, go figure...all my jobs are dirty one. I suck!!

Papa Smurf looking so happy holding his bucket of mortar. Wait until he finds out I'm taking down all that brick for him to re-lay. That'll wipe the smile from his face. Hey, I'm doing him a favour...keeping the old fart busy. He'd just be sitting around enjoying his golden years....that would be so awful don't ya think???

Isn't it great to see, finally using some safety equipment.

This is a very disturbing picture. Of all the safety equipment....hard hats,goggles,masks etc...this has got to be the least flattering. The harness kinda makes plumber butt sexy don't ya think ladies?

Momma Smurf having a whale of a time! (sorry...had to say it)

The trusses didn't come with any instructions and that has caused us some grief and some very naughty swearing (Ross). In frustration, Ross decided just to hang the last two trusses on the garage wall...for decoration maybe??

Momma Smurf...ok...ummm....ahhh.......no comment.

Some alien being we found in the old trusses.

A long days work removing the sheeting and cedar shakes.

At last, no more roof...We are sitting back relieved and enjoying a humongous beer. Now, we put the new roof back up.

A view from inside. I love the open concept idea.

Look at Ross's tool. It looks like he's all ready to get hammering! (nudge, nudge, wink, wink...tee hee)

The 38 foot beam being laminated to install. This time the boom truck will lift it in place.

The beam is in place and the trusses are being installed. Kudos to Chris...he's up on a rickety scalfold 20 feet up being pushed along the floor... he's afraid of heights.

Introducing!!!!

Construction Workers of 2010

Mr. July

Chris Pietsch

Chris likes long strolls off short piers, salsa dancing and reading his favourite Wilbur Smith book in a warm bubble bath. He wears his tool belt on the left and prefers walnuts to pecans. He secretly wears nylons in the winter on the job site and keeps all his home depot flyers in a secret hiding spot and takes them out to drool over the tools when his wife is away.

The first side all sheeted ready for shingles.

"I'm the King of the world!!"