Propane

"If you wanna get down, down on the ground, Propane"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ_WyGP1B8w

June 12th, we had a 200 gallon LP tank buried and lines stubbed to our future gas range and dryer. Our mini-dachshund, Wiglaf (the Dragonslayer), is standing in front of the tank, and can't wait until we fire up the Barbie...with propane.

Adoption Shower

We're adopting glass blocks! We haven't met them in person yet, but here's a picture of them in their foster home. We will pick them up already disassembled, and will reuse them for a shower wall in the master bathroom. We love Craigslist.

Topped Out and Dried In

It's still May and we're done with plumbing top-out, and with our galvalume metal roof on (and doors and windows in), we're dried in! So glad we got it done before the rains and hurricane season.

How cool!

It's early May, and the air conditioning is almost all roughed in. We're putting a 3-ton 16.5 SEER variable speed air handler in air conditioned space in the attic. We'll have spray foam insulation in the ceiling of the roof, instead of insulation in the attic floor. Tied into the main ductwork is an AprilAire 1700 dehumidifier, that will run independently from the air conditioning, so we can get moisture out of the house after having windows open, which will also take a load off the air handler. Running the dehumidifier, and ceiling fans, will also allow us to feel more comfortable without needing the AC on.

Composting Toilet

I should have posted this earlier. This is our construction toilet, a lightly used SunMar composting toilet we found in the local classified ads, instead of renting a chemical portolet. No new materials were used in building this outhouse. My framer calls it the M*A*S*H tent.

Bowling Alley Staircase

We bought sections of maple bowling alley lanes someone had spared, and built our stair treads and landing with them. Please excuse the fuzzy pics.

The View

Here are some views, of the balcony sleeping porch, from the sleeping porch, and through Izzy's window. The sleeping porch overlooks a slope and forested floodplains and wetlands on our property and adjacent 60 acres of community property that will not be built upon.