6. July 2008 by admin.

Today we finished putting up the sheetrock for the ceiling!  We used 5/8″ drywall for the ceiling.  As you can see from some of the pictures with Katie, I made a “T” brace to hold up one end of the sheetrock while I screwed it into the ceiling joists.  Once up, I used my dremel with a drywall attachment to make the circular cutouts for the preinstalled recessed lights

I almost have all of the OSB plywood down over the wood plank subfloor.  A product called “Ditra” which is a 1/8″ thick roll of flexible plastic will be applied to the plywood and then the tile over the Ditra.

Within the last week I was able to get new insulation stapled into the exterior walls.  Here is a picture link that describes what is going on with the long exterior wall of the kitchen before we put up the sheetrock (1/2″ thick) on the walls.  Hopefully the walls can get done this week.
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6. July 2008 by admin.

We traveled to Minnesota and Wisconsin for our summer vacation this year in June.  We started with Katie’s family in Lanesboro, MN where we biked on the trail, ate ice cream, and visited the Norwegian museum in nearby Decorah, IA.

After a few days with Katie’s family we drove over to Wisconsin to visit Tom’s parents.  We did some fishing, went to a Brewers game and saw some of Tom’s relatives.

We drove back to Minnesota for Katie’s cousin’s wedding.  The wedding reception was on a steamboat on the Mississippi River.

We ended our trip celebrating Tom’s birthday and Sarah’s baby shower.  It was a great trip and we are looking forward to being back again for Christmas.

So glad to meet you, Isaac!  Tom.

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