After 13 weeks of waiting, including having them arrive but be broken and have to be sent back, our double sliders have arrived! I held my breath all the time they were being unloaded hoping that they would be in perfect condition this time. It took about 7 guys to carry each set down our road as the semi driver won’t drive down because of the steep grade. They were all intact and no issues, so they were installed yesterday. We are so pleased!!
The house looks a little more complete now from the outside. Just need our front door now and we’ll have everything.
This is a close up of the master bedroom sliders from outside and inside
Yesterday was a busy day. Poor Aron was running around with everyone on site answering questions and trying to get his own work done. I was at work, so I wasn’t able to help him out.
So the prep for pouring the front porch is completed. Next steps will be to pour the concrete, but we haven’t got final word when that will be. They feel we may need to enclose the space and heat it for the best result with the concrete.
The sprayfoam insulation crew started yesterday, they should wrap things up today and hopefully the fiberglass insulation crew will start today as well. Getting the insulation completed will be a big step as we can then try and keep the house warm inside without all the warm escaping out.
The final odds and ends, like bracing and such need to be finished up before insulation starts, so we’ve been walking through to ensure we have everything we need for bracing in place. We got some good advice as well, to take photos of where all the bracing is placed and wiring, plumbing and HVAC is located now, as after insulation and drywall goes up, you loose track of where everything is. With photos you can easily refer back .
One the down side, we are still being challenged with water issues here at the trailer. We’ve had a couple nights in the -5 range and even though we’ve done our best to drain lines, insulate them, add some heating to some, we still end up with problems of frozen lines, so no water. We are hoping that in a weeks time we can start using water in the house, as the water here at the trailer is becoming unsustainable. At least the next few nights the temperature is supposed to be above zero. Hope they are right!