This week, Bill drilled six holes through the floor of the house and one through a side wall to get our plumbing well underway. Before he could do that, we had to frame up a multi-purpose space between the bathroom and living room which will be: home to the water heater, pump, pressure tank and other plumbing "guts"; space for wiring to run to the bathroom lights and plug; a built-in medicine cabinet on the bathroom side; a pantry on the kitchen side; and built-in shelves and a spot for a TV on the living room side. It's still taking shape, but we think we've worked out how all that can happen.
At the same time, we've also: installed the floor trim in the kitchen area; assembled our IKEA cabinets with their big, pull-out drawers; figured out how to build in our wee, alcohol-buring oven/stove; put in half the bathroom walls; installed the shower base; bought our three faucets and two sinks (which takes a lot more time than I thought it would); started building a wine rack; and set up our SOLAR unit--which is now powering the fans that keep us from overheating while doing five things at once.
More on all these projects in future posts! But now it's time to paint the potty, sand the countertop, attach the base for the oven, install the bathroom sink, screw the cabinets into the wall...