Update 2-24-2001

2-18-2001	Weekend -- more cleanup inside and final purchases for electrical fixtures - lights and fans. Need to complete the selection of the ceiling fans and indoor and outdoor lights. They will be installed this week. Need to start preparing the walls on the main level for painting. Need to do caulking around new baseboard and door moldings. Need to clean and spackle/sand walls. Need to wood putty nail holes in new woodwork.
2-19-2001	Hardwood floors installation completed on 2 upper levels. Attic level sanded. Decided on leaving the upper 2 levels as "natural" - no stain added to polyurethane. Virginia Power re-attached the power lines to the side of the house. They wanted to know if we wanted "more amps" added to the house power. Currently we have 150 amps, and they recommended that we increase it to up to 400 amps. Siding guys put up the final 3 shutters on the windows along the driveway. Margaret and Liz bought almost all of the lighting fixtures and fans at Lowes. They got 6 ceiling fans and about 16 light fixtures.
2-20-2001	Installation of Hardwood floors - finished sanding of the new bedroom level and put first coat of polyurethane on attic level. Roofers completed their work by finishing around the chimney.
2-21-2001	Installation of Hardwood floors - they put a second coat of polyurethane on attic level, but not the new bedroom level - it was not dry enough to buff it out. Electricians added a light switch in Liz's old bedroom to finish the repair of the remaining dangling wires from the demolished walls in the new family room. They installed most of the light switches and wall outlets in the upstairs addition. They also finished the porch lights by adding the trim around the lights. They installed some of the faceplates for the telephone wiring. Found out that we will be responsible for the completion of the Coax wiring. Ann put in the wood trim around the brick and drywall in the new Breakfast room.
2-22-2001	Margaret bought the last fan and 3 bathroom lights and the front closet light and all the light bulbs and all the faceplates and Cat-5 jacks for all 16 connections. Ann put up the attic access panels. The electricians have the lights for the access areas in the wrong places. Installation of Hardwood floors - they put a second coat of polyurethane on the new bedroom level and a third coat on the attic level.
2-23-2001	Complete the hardwood installation on the upper 2 levels - scheduled to put third coat of polyurethane on the attic level. Installing all indoor and outdoor light fixtures and ceiling fans and complete the wiring of the bathroom fans. Need to finish installing the wall sockets and light switches and telephone faceplates. Shelving guys to come and put in shelves and rods in the closets and the door knobs on the new doors. Snow Day for the kids - no school - Consequently, the plumbers did not come to start installing the bathroom fixtures.
2-24-2001	Weekend -- cleanup and kids' basketball and indoor soccer games. Scheduled to move upstairs over this weekend. Need to get everything out of the main level. Next week will refinish the main level hardwood floors and wrap up the project with exterior clean up and lattice and railings installation.

The Week In Review