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After a week, much of the painting is done, bedroom ceilings and some touchup remain. Kitchen cabinets arrive tomorrow. Also, we now have running water in the house and a faucet in the garage for the Cruiser.

Larry Day
Texas Baptist Men-Retiree Builders member since '01
03 GMC 2500HD D/A , custom hitch & RKI bed
11 Cruiser CF32MK

WOW What progress and great work on your part. I am sure it will be nice to move back in.

George and Debi
Heidi (mini Dachshund)
2006 F250 PSD, 2005 PF30CK
Loving retirement more every day.

Nice looking cabinets. Looking forward to seeing the pictures of the construction at the Rally.

George & Lynda
College Station, TX
2011 Cruiser CF335SS Patriot, '04 Dodge 2500 Quadcab CTD

Larry
You guys are really moving along with the building. Can not wait to see the pictures of the whole process at the rally. I wonder how the rest of the folks in your neighborhood are moving along in their building process. You guys have been blessed with so much help with the whole process. The hard work you have put in a lot of work and prayers in to it. Thanks so much for the updates.

George and Debi
Heidi (mini Dachshund)
2006 F250 PSD, 2005 PF30CK
Loving retirement more every day.

Well, no pics today but still plenty of progress. Vanity tops are installed, waiting on the faucets to arrive to set the sinks. We decided to replace the 24" vanity next to the shower with a pedestal sink for more room. McCoys had a discontinued Crane for $10.59, same model at Lowes was $117.23. All of the door and base trim is installed but still needs caulking and touchup paint. Kitchen countertops won't be installed til next week which will give me time to install the dishwasher. Eileen is very happy to have her own washer/dryer for the first time in 6 months. Refer and stove are in place and the water heater is operational. All the pocket doors are hung but two still need latch hardware.

The other good news is that maybe 75% of the Live Oak trees have survived the fire since they are putting out new leaves. I spent the second day after the fire hauling 5 gal buckets of water to each tree to put out smoldering embers at the trunk, so that certainly helped, plus all the mulch we spread. But there still will be a lot of dead branches to prune sometime in the future. Looks like all the trees along the street are dead due to the heat from the blaze across the street.

Larry Day
Texas Baptist Men-Retiree Builders member since '01
03 GMC 2500HD D/A , custom hitch & RKI bed
11 Cruiser CF32MK

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Dayle1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Full Time Camper Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Location: Spicewood, Tx Status: Online Points: 861	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dayle1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 Feb 2012 at 8:01pm
	After a week, much of the painting is done, bedroom ceilings and some touchup remain. Kitchen cabinets arrive tomorrow. Also, we now have running water in the house and a faucet in the garage for the Cruiser.
	Larry Day Texas Baptist Men-Retiree Builders member since '01 03 GMC 2500HD D/A , custom hitch & RKI bed 11 Cruiser CF32MK

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	Larry, Keep the pictures coming. What a rebirth!
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	WOW What progress and great work on your part. I am sure it will be nice to move back in.
	George and Debi Heidi (mini Dachshund) 2006 F250 PSD, 2005 PF30CK Loving retirement more every day.

Dayle1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Full Time Camper Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Location: Spicewood, Tx Status: Online Points: 861	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dayle1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Feb 2012 at 7:36pm
	Here is a pic showing part of the kitchen cabinets, ready for painting. In the background is the room divider that still needs varnish before installation.
	Larry Day Texas Baptist Men-Retiree Builders member since '01 03 GMC 2500HD D/A , custom hitch & RKI bed 11 Cruiser CF32MK

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	Nice looking cabinets. Looking forward to seeing the pictures of the construction at the Rally.
	George & Lynda College Station, TX 2011 Cruiser CF335SS Patriot, '04 Dodge 2500 Quadcab CTD

Dayle1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Full Time Camper Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Location: Spicewood, Tx Status: Online Points: 861	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dayle1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 7:08pm
	Today marks six months since the fire and six months living in the Cruiser. While we are not quite ready to move into the new house, we should be able to within about two weeks. Everything will not be finished, but enough so we can at least move in. Here is a pic of the master bath vanity and the double pocket doors to the shower. Kitchen and bath countertops should be installed next week, then it will be time to do the final plumbing. I still need to finish door casings and baseboards, paint touchup and a few lights. Appliances arrive Monday and Tuesday. That still leaves cabinet doors/drawers, closet shelves/doors, mirrors, pantry shelves, window sills and door hardware/paint to be done after we move in. Oh, and install a flat screen TV. We have starter furniture, "house in a box" donated by one of the charities. A sofa, full size bed, small table/chairs and a dresser.
	Larry Day Texas Baptist Men-Retiree Builders member since '01 03 GMC 2500HD D/A , custom hitch & RKI bed 11 Cruiser CF32MK

geondebi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Full Time Camper Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Location: San Diego CA Status: Offline Points: 724	Post Options Post Reply Quote geondebi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 8:39pm
	Larry You guys are really moving along with the building. Can not wait to see the pictures of the whole process at the rally. I wonder how the rest of the folks in your neighborhood are moving along in their building process. You guys have been blessed with so much help with the whole process. The hard work you have put in a lot of work and prayers in to it. Thanks so much for the updates.
	George and Debi Heidi (mini Dachshund) 2006 F250 PSD, 2005 PF30CK Loving retirement more every day.

gossamar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Full Time Camper Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Location: Normal Status: Offline Points: 634	Post Options Post Reply Quote gossamar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 9:11pm
	Great progress...look forward to seeing your updates....
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Dayle1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Full Time Camper Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Location: Spicewood, Tx Status: Online Points: 861	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dayle1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 6:56pm
	Well, no pics today but still plenty of progress. Vanity tops are installed, waiting on the faucets to arrive to set the sinks. We decided to replace the 24" vanity next to the shower with a pedestal sink for more room. McCoys had a discontinued Crane for $10.59, same model at Lowes was $117.23. All of the door and base trim is installed but still needs caulking and touchup paint. Kitchen countertops won't be installed til next week which will give me time to install the dishwasher. Eileen is very happy to have her own washer/dryer for the first time in 6 months. Refer and stove are in place and the water heater is operational. All the pocket doors are hung but two still need latch hardware. The other good news is that maybe 75% of the Live Oak trees have survived the fire since they are putting out new leaves. I spent the second day after the fire hauling 5 gal buckets of water to each tree to put out smoldering embers at the trunk, so that certainly helped, plus all the mulch we spread. But there still will be a lot of dead branches to prune sometime in the future. Looks like all the trees along the street are dead due to the heat from the blaze across the street.
	Larry Day Texas Baptist Men-Retiree Builders member since '01 03 GMC 2500HD D/A , custom hitch & RKI bed 11 Cruiser CF32MK

Dayle1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Full Time Camper Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Location: Spicewood, Tx Status: Online Points: 861	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dayle1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 9:03pm
	OK, here is a pic of the kitchen that is almost finished, just lacking faucet, disposal, pantry shelves, window sill and lots of door/drawer pulls. But tomorrow's work is bathroom plumbing, window sills in the other rooms, room divider top and probably some more staining and varnish work.
	Larry Day Texas Baptist Men-Retiree Builders member since '01 03 GMC 2500HD D/A , custom hitch & RKI bed 11 Cruiser CF32MK