The Water Line

Monday was a big day in the house project. The inspector from the county came out and put his stamp of approval on the insulation. Now we are free to sprint (or jog) to the finish line. The inspector is finished until we are ready to hook up the electricity or pour the concrete on the porches. That seems like a big milestone to me.

While we were busy last week with the insulation and all that was involved in that process, we had other things going on as well. We have been waiting on the plumber to hook up the water line to the house for several weeks. He was going to have to rent a backhoe to do it and had not been able to shake free to get it done.

Kelly Jo noticed a backhoe next door at the Dodds Church so I walked over Wednesday morning and talked to the guy about maybe digging 15' of ditch. His name is Jamie Struewing and he came over about 5:00 after a long day of working at the church. He looked at the situation and then brought his backhoe to the house.

40 minutes after placing his machine in position, he had the ditch dug. It was a tricky place to dig because of the porch roof but he handled it expertly. After I saw how close the backhoe had to be to the roof, I amd very glad we had a professional on the job. He also dug the ditch at a very reasonable cost. Thank you, Mr. Struewing.

Thursday morning I told the plumber the ditch was dug so he sent his guys over to hook up the water line.

The water company had strongly recommended using brass compression fittings when we initially put the water line in last November. I did not want to go to all of that trouble and expense and then let this last connection be the weak link, especially since this connection will be under the driveway. I sent Kelly Jo to Dayton to buy this coupling over a month ago so we had it ready to go.

I was going to fill the ditch with gravel that evening but once we realized that storms were on the way, I jumped in and filled it shortly after noon. We finished just before the deluge.

I did not get a picture of the finished ditch but I will try to take one this morning and add it to the post.

We are very glad to get the water hooked up. We are at the point in the building process now where every step pushes it a little bit closer to completion. The water is a big step.

Thank you for reading today.

Davy

Weekend Woundup and Weview #30

I thought this was going to be the first weekend in several weeks that we did not leave Ohio. It almost worked out that way but we did make a quick jaunt down to Kentucky Friday. More about that later...

I posted Friday morning about the insulation that Matt and Lysa Howell installed Wednesday and Thursday. I told you then that I would add a few pictures from the attic. These were taken from the current attic entrance. 

The vaulted ceiling looks really cool with the spray foam insulation on top but I did not have enough light to get the pictures right.

My Dad said that Odie should be able to cool this house with an ice cube and heat it with a Bic lighter. I hope so! With all LED lighting, that should keep her electric bill down around $25!😉 She may have to purchase a few Bic lighters each month during the winter but I found a 100 count package for $17 on Amazon!😁

Friday afternoon we drove to Danville, Kentucky to preach a youth service for Pastor David Noe and Olde Path Holiness Church. We had great fellowship from other churches and God ordained a wonderful service. It was a fabulous blessing to be with our friends Friday night.

Pastor David Noe surprised us by receiving a special offering for the house we are building for Odie. We were blown away by their kindness and generosity. There were other good things that came from that service. I will let you know more about that as it becomes a reality.

Here are a few pictures from Friday night.

Pastor Lucas Hedgespeth and Pastor David Webb surprised us by coming over to Danville to be in service. They were a wonderful blessing to the service and to us personally.

Pastor David and Sis. Karen Noe have been our dear friends for many years. We love being in their presence every chance we can get. They are precious, Godly people.

My Dad came to help us on the house again Saturday. We are trying to make sure everything is ready for drywall. Saturday we were making sure the spray foam was trimmed in all the right places, insulating around the windows and doors and caulking quite a bit.

Also Bro. David Butler came Saturday and ground some high places in the concrete. Kelly Jo worked most of the day cleaning up all that mess and the mess that Dad and I were making too.

Since we were operating on about four hours of sleep after driving home Friday night, we all took a nap at 4:00! That may have been the best decision I made all day. We finished the day with Kelly Jo cleaning and me mowing grass and making a Home Depot run. It was a full day.

We attended Dryden Rd, our home church, both services Sunday. We did sing but it was wonderful to hear Pastor Gary Lee Sunday morning and Pastor Bennie Sutherland Sunday night!

Bro. Bennie also received a special offering for the house. That brings us close to even and we are very thankful for that.

It is time to get back to work. Thank you for dropping in to sit and read a spell.

Davy

View Out The Front Window July 23, 2017

Here are the links to our posts from the last week.

Odie's Saturday Post

As Snug As A Bug In A Rug

Some Things Are Better Left To Experts

Weekend Woundup and Weview #29

We did not stay overnight in Kentucky Friday so our view has not changed this week. I do have a nice picture to share with you though. This is the new view in the attic of the house we are building for Odie to live in.

We are looking forward to being at our home church this morning. I hope you have a great Sunday.

Davy