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Another productive weekend

Our subcontractors had a slow couple of days this past week but we managed to make a lot of progress on Saturday and Sunday...

The big news is that the shingles are on the roof....

On Saturday, Jeff's brother Scott finished installing the door frames and the sliding door into the master bathoom.

The final 2 soffits have been installed....

The light grate on the 3 floor stair landing has been installed.....

The power and control lines to the skylights have been pulled....

The power line to the window solar screens have been installed....

The house is approximately 80% covered with white foam, stucco wire will start late this week...

The piping to the solar water heater is almost done...the plumber has had a few problems with his soldering welds....

We drove to IKEA in Emeryville on Sunday night to pick up more of the cabinets and closet units for the new house....Most of it will be shipped direct from their warehouse..

The insulation starts on Monday this week and should be done by Thursday....We are having 5 Star Insulation install soy based polyurethane foam in the ceiling of the 3rd floor and cellulose insulation (recycled newspapers impregnated with Borate) sprayed into the exterior wall cavities.... Check it out here: http://www.5starperinsul.com/index.htm

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