Killing time

I ordered the garage doors on Monday. They are to take 5-6 weeks before delivery and installation.
In the meantime, we are discussing the stucco siding. It's not something I aspire to do, but I'll be performing parts, if not all, of that job. Before the first coat is applied, 2 layers of roofing felt is put up, then lath. Lath is expanded metal (think of chicken wire) and specialized strips for seams and bottom edges. The lath requires it own inspection.
As fun as stucco sounds, I'd like to finish up what I can to get the power turned on. In order to do that, the garage needs to be weather tight. So now that the roof is complete, I am wrapping up the inside of the garage - because I can. The wiring has been run and the plumbing can wait. This picture shows a complete wall and ceiling of insulation, but I am not quite finished yet.

Never at a loss for things to do, there's a mess in front of the house. When we used the Bobcat to tear out the original paved driveway, we also got rid of the front walk. We kept the front porch intact for the last 6 months because we knew it would be a while until it could be addressed. The old post was removed as it sat on just a few inches of concrete that was scheduled to be removed. Here's the last picture of the front porch with the post removed and temporary support.

Yes I rented yet another tool. Nothing like some personal, intimate, quality time with a 65lb jack hammer. You can see the result of Monday's work. The new post was put up two weeks ago.

So yesterday, today, and hopefully not into tomorrow, I'm moving this lovely pile of rubble into the places where I need fill dirt adjacent to the foundation. It's bigger than it looks!

As soon as this mess is moved, I'll begin construction. Diane loved the Ipe on the deck so much, she insisted (and rightly so) that we do the porch and front walk with the same wood. The Ipe has been here for over a week and is ready to go. As soon as I get this pile moved I'll be constructing again. When that's done, we'll be loving a new Boardwalk to the parking area!