This week, like most of the weeks, involved a lot of small steps forward while not seeming like any progress was made. The one exception to this was that the beam that goes through the bedroom and the blue room (future guest bedroom) was replaced. This involved lots of guys all maneuvering a huge beam into place, a huge hole in the roofing, and us living on the floor of a different unfinished space for a few nights.
Beam replacement in progress. Seen from exterior.
 Supporting the collar ties while replacing the beam. Seen from main bedroom. |  Two sections of beam bolted together and supported. Seen from guest bedroom. |
We also saw siding added to a few of the sides of the house (which prompted some questions about whether or not we had agreed to do trim, more on that later). We found dry rot in one last beam, but this was able to be treated and supported without full replacement or a boom truck, so we call that a victory!
The electrician came this week and we worked to figure out where all our lights/switches/heaters were going to go. We ended up going with a cadet heater system instead of a heat pump, which is saving us a huge amount of money upfront, allowing us to replace the beams and other more pressing issues.
The electrician came this week and we worked to figure out where all our lights/switches/heaters were going to go. We ended up going with a cadet heater system instead of a heat pump, which is saving us a huge amount of money upfront, allowing us to replace the beams and other more pressing issues.
