We got porch

The porch was finished yesterday, which means that the carpenters were on site. The lead us to the inside to see what other work, if any, had been done. We think that the framers/carpenters are now done: the half-wall in the master bath is done, as is the linen closet in the main bathroom. These are the to main things that were missing inside the house. They also shored up the ceiling peak in the sunroom to give the fan a flat base. Most of the wiring on the second floor is done, though we see a few places it has left to be finished. Most of the wiring on the first floor is done, but there is still a bunch left to do.

The wiring for the central audio is done, or at least mostly done - there are blue and white audio cables strung everywhere on the first floor, and pink CAT5 cable, which I think is for the volume controls, strung as well. It all leads to a white box in the basement, though I could see no more than that because it was so dark and the power is shut off so none of the bare wiring was live.

The furnace appears to be mostly complete now. I appears to have to large outgoing vents, one of which supplies the first floor and the other the second. Also, the central vacuum was roughed in, though we are not putting the actual vac unit in right now. Since the pipes are in, though, it wouldn't be a big deal to add it in the future is we so choose. Frankly, I'm good without it, but you never know what we'll do as time goes on. If our vacuum ever dies, we could always replace it by installing the vac unit.

Ryan's windows are in - Karen told me this but by the time I got to the site, I didn't even notice them, so I have to take her word for it. They have also started to seal around the windows, which is good because it is supposed to be a deluge this weekend.

We have started to pack the moving van, and we think we are on track to get it mostly filled before the rain hits. The kids drew good-bye cards for their bus driver yesterday. He has been their bus driver since their first bus ride eight years ago. It was sad but cute that they thought of him.