... tap tap tap

Other than waking up the neighbors at 7 am with the jackhammers so we could complete the new gas line, yesterday was pretty uneventful.

7am destruction of the street to add the new gas lines - great way to make friends with the neighbors.

Otherwise, the plans are still being fine-tuned ...  We're almost there and ready to submit to the building permits office .... almost.  One of the items which is stalling the process is dealing with the logistics of the heating & cooling systems.  Figuring out how to run the ducts efficiently without having to go with a hideous rooftop system has been quite challenging.  Especially considering that we're somewhat limited by the floor plan and architecture, due to the fact that there are some very low ceilings in the original part of the house. Our engineer/technical guru Fred has been more than patient and putting in quite a few extra hours to sort it all out.

Sweat Equity, 1st installment

On Tuesday, I delivered the first installment of sweat equity. Yep, dug a ditch for the relocation of the new gas meter -- we're moving it from the inside of the yard to the front of the house. This also allows us to create an unobstructed courtyard between bedrooms 1& 2.

The Ditch!

We were very lucky to have requested the move from the gas company when we did, as our area is due for pipe upgrades and so the company took care of most of the cost for the move. $656 was our part. Not bad.