Water Softener

In order to hook up the water softener, I needed to install a floor drain in the back of the girls closet.  That drain is installed and hooked up to the utility room sink drain under the house.  The only thing left to install the water softener is to setup the discharge lines to dump water into this drain.  The hardware store didn't have the fittings I needed, so I will do that the next time I go up there.
 

Water Heater

The water heater is finished and ready to turn back on this spring.  Before hooking up the vent, I had to build a shelf to put in the corner.  Before the tree came down, Tlo managed to get stuck behind the water heater and we had to lower Kylee down by her ankles in order to grab him.  I also had to cut an attic access in the closet in order to hook up the vent pipe in the ceiling.  I still need to trim out that access hole.
 

Boat Lift

Over the summer we picked up a 2 ton hydraulic boat lift for cheap.  It sat in the muck for a while and worked itself out of level.  So when the previous owner lowered the lift, the bottom rails bent.  I have the new sections built and attached.  All that is left on these 2 pieces is the drill the 3/4" holes for the deep water side pivots.  I'm also in the process of rebuilding the hydraulic cylinder.
 

Mechanical Closet

I spent some time working on the mechanical closet this weekend.  The water heater is installed as far as the pan, supply and outlet lines.  I still need to do the over pressure drain and the exhaust vent.  The radiant floor heat manifold is also attached to the wall and the trim has been built around the tubes.  The water softener is nearly ready to go in as well.  All that is left there is a drain in the floor.
 

Finish Work

Yesterday I was able to get the pendant lights hung over the bar and the ceiling fans up in the living room.  That means in order to get back to where we were when the tree fell, all we have to do is tile the shower and install the water heater and water softener.  We should be ready for all our inspections very soon.
 

Ceiling Fans

These are the ceiling fans that were in the cabin when the tree came down.  The drywall fell off the ceiling around the blades of the fan but didn't break them.  The one outside the bathroom sat for several days with the blades bent so the tip was pointing at the floor but you would never know it by looking at them.  There are a few nicks on the top of the blades, but no other damage.
 

Roof

We have a roof again and just in time for the rain!  We upgraded from the rolled rib roof we had before to one that has concealed fasteners.  Sam at DG Contracting was great to work with. They were expensive, but worth the extra money.  They went the extra mile to make sure I was happy with the work they did.  I would definitely use them again.
 

Overall Update

After this last week, we are just about back to where we were before the tree fell.  I have all the sinks finished with supplies and drains hooked up and the counter tops siliconed in place.  I still need to drill the holes above the bar for the pendant lights and build the false beam at the peak of the ceiling.  We also need to install the water heater and water softener.  

I still need to install the ceiling fans in the living room and finish around the fireplace.  We are going to cut a niche above the fireplace for the TV and install some conduit to run wires from the shelves on the right up to the TV.  I suspect we will not get to the stone on the fireplace until next year, but we'll see how that goes.

In the kitchen, the dishwasher is installed as is the garbage disposal.  We are down to just finish work.  The doors on the cabinet under the sink had to be cut down to fit the deeper sink, so we need to repaint those.  I need to install toe kicks, the end panel on the upper cabinet and the crown molding along the top of the upper cabinets.  We are waiting on the granite piece that fits behind the stove before we set that as well.

 

Bathroom

The shower pan and curb have been cemented down and sealed to the walls.  The only piece left to do is the membrane that goes over the top of the curb.  I have that piece cut, but I ran out of cement so I could not finish it.  The drain flange is also cemented in and sealed to the pan.  I have the pipe to form the trap under the floor, but I wanted to wait for the cement to cure before I attach it for fear that I would pop the drain out of the pan by pushing up on it.  As you can see, the floor is also complete in the bathroom.  The temporary counter top is also in place and ready for inspection.

Shower

We have decided to go with a full tile shower this time, rather than a fiberglass tub/shower combo like we had last time.  We purchased a Schluter Kerdi shower kit in order to waterproof the walls and avoid building a pan out of dry mortar.  I have the Kerdi membrane applied to the walls and the pan cut to fit.  I don't like the curbs that come with the kit, they are way too big.  So I have made our curb out of some left over cedar we had laying around.  Next step is to cement down the floor and curb and seal them to the walls.  After that, we can put in the floor in the bathroom.