Randall's Tidbits

It’s been awhile since I have written something and Ann has been on my case to write something. We have been working hard on getting the first house finished. There have been many chances excel, that is to do things two and three time to get them right. Since it has been a long time since I have done this kind of work I have not always been able to remember or think of all that needs to be done in time to incorporate them in( like not putting a soap dish in the tile for the master bath shower).

We pressure checked the plumbing before Elder Shaw left but when we turned the water on, there were two leaks above the water heater in the copper tubing. I ended up having to cut one of them clear out to fix it. This was a real challenge since they were up in the over head against a heating ducting. Two days and a trip to town for supplies latter they were fixed. I guess I should be happy that they were at least exposed. The upstairs tub drain also leaked so I had to cut a hole in the downstairs bathroom ceiling to fix it.

We are fixing a crack in the ceiling that occurred in the ceiling between the living room and the kitchen where the old center bearing wall was. Ann has been working her butt off fixing the paint job as best as it can be. She has been doing a real good job, especially with what she has to work on.

The weather has been up and down. We had a few nights where it was -17. Yesterday the high was 30 and today it is supposed to get on the mid 60s. All in all it is warmer here than in Mackay and if the wind didn’t blow all the time it would be a very pleasant winter.

Till next time Ann gets after me.