We are returning from 9 days of work on the cabin, crossing items off our list. First item: finish painting: which required renting the Nifty Fifty for the week.
We had beautiful, albeit very hot weather for the first few days. We both did some painting, and I also cleared the backyard of branches and logs to make room for Nifty for the back and side.
As is the way of life in the woods, we needed to drive an hour each way to Menards for supplies and a new ladder to finish our painting.
We had to fill in the window well next to the crawl space door with gravel, so we ordered some gravel to be delivered. Yours truly got in a great cross-fit workout hauling and shoveling.
Given that this was my birthday, we got to clean up and head out to Tracey’s for dinner. Amazing as always!! Highly recommend if you are in Munising.
The next day, we installed the vent pipe. But first, J had to install a new faucet in the RV.
We had some other items on the list. Install an air circulation vent in the crawl space. Attached metal wire and plumbing protectors throughout the whole house.
While we still had the lift, we trimmed a few trees that were dying.
J worked on installing the pex water lines for the whole house. We had already tested the drains and let them sit for a few hours with water, and no issues! He had to get all the lines in at once as the water needed to be turned off, which affected the RV. 8 hours later, no leaks!!
We had a few more items on the infamous list. Seal the front porch and install posts for future roofs for the mini-splits.
Last, but certainly not least, finished installing the smoke alarms.
We have one more trip up to hopefully schedule inspections and seal things up for the winter. Leaves were already starting to turn, so it will be interesting to see if the autumn colors are peaking when we return. It was a very productive, and exhausting trip checking things off the list! Hooha! J+M
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