Plans For Next Project

[I luv herfrds]

Hubby is almost done cutting our malt barley and our thoughts are turning to weaning the calves and the next projects for the house.

After listening to his thoughts off and on for most of the summer I sat down and complied a list. I showed it to him last night and we have agreed upon it. Miracle huh HD? :lol2:

So once the harvest is finished and we wash out the grain truck, because malt barley itches like crazy, we are going to finish caulking the house. south, east and a 1/3 of the north sides are done. :banana:
Then following the new stain directions we mix bleach and water and spray the house down and then wash it off. Let dry for 4 days and then stain it.

After much discussions we are going to house wrap the gable ends and put up wood slats to keep the wind from ripping it off. Also going to put in a gable end vent on each end.
he's going to finish out the electrical. Just 2 lights left and the upstairs outlets. Then we are going to start on the plumbing. Get the vents run through the roof, sewer lines run and start laying out the water lines for the fixtures. looking at the PEX pipe.

Getting one of those attic ladders and we are going to put one in the office. Easy access.
He wants to sheet rock the upstairs ceiling and then put in insulation. I did some research and we would need around an R-60. So two layers of the R-30 should do it. Figure run it north and south then east and west.

I'm going to use my wages and buy the light fixtures I fell in love with.

Keep your fingers crossed for us on the 12th. What happens that day will decide if we can do all of this or not.

 

[hillsdown]

Fingers crossed for you all on the 12th !!!! :tiphat:

 

[Chevy]

:idea: I need a nap thinkin about all that! :clap: :drink: Good luck!

 

[I luv herfrds]

Hubby got the north side done today. :banana:

I got the house almost completely vaccumed of the grit. Just our bedroom left, need an extension cord.
He's going to finish the west side. Got my fingers crossed that we have enough caulking to finish that west side. Then the caulking will be done! :banana: :banana:

I'm going to try to bleach the south side tomorrow morning and the east side in the afternoon.

Hubby is hoping to get into the fields this next week so he can get the winter wheat in the ground.
Weather liars are calling for some rain, but I'll believe it when I see, feel and smell it.

 

[bigbull338]

good luck getting your next bunch of projects done.an hope you get the wheat in before it rains.

 

[I luv herfrds]

I'm going to see if I can get the east side stained with the new stain either this week or next week.
After the seeding is done we are going to get the house wrap and gable end vents and rent the high lift platform and just get it all done at once.

 

[ga.prime]

Weather liars are calling for some rain, but I'll believe it when I see, feel and smell it.

Weather liars here say zero chance of rain next four days. I believe them.

 

[I luv herfrds]

ga. they are calling for 20% chance of thunderstorms on Wednesday. Fire truck is primed and ready.

Hubby is just finishing up the west side. :banana:

On a bad note he had the ladder he was standing on slip and he caught himself with his right foot in such a way he tore the tendons in his ankle again. He put on the air cast he got when he did it over 10 years ago and said it felt better.
Refuses to let me go up the ladder to finish so I have been sweeping out the house.
Who has a team of mules I can borrow to drag his butt to the Doctors office before he cripples himself beyond all repair?

 

[I luv herfrds]

We got the shaft.

 

[I luv herfrds]

Well since about our entire budget went to removing that crappy benjamin moore stain off of our house we will not be able to do all we planned.

Just hoping we can scrape up enough to finish out all the electrical. Our permit expires March of next year and we need the inspector to sign off on it.
I'm still going to get the light fixtures. Going to get the house wrap and tape. And if I have enough left over going to get the attic ladder too.
The sheet rock and insulation will just have to wait.

Got the east side bleached and washed. Going to see if I can get the south side done today. If it's too cold I will just wait til after the weekend.