Solar panels go up; wood floors are stained and varnished - 12 October 2009

Finally a day off - thank-you Columbus! Luckily I got a hardship excuse from a first degree murder trial jury duty on Friday 09 October. That could have been two weeks sequestered in a hotel somewhere; not the best situation when one is in the final stages of building a house. A weekend of work is over and now for a time for a federal holiday. Ellen and I checked in with Gulf Outlet to find out the status of the appliance delivery and found out the items will be shipped from Tennessee tomorrow. At the job site we find that the AC guys had isolated the leak to a missing cap to the condenser unit in the attic. So no holes will need to be cut in the exterior wall after all. The AC was working and the wood floor guys had already stained and varnished the floor over the weekend. Ellen and I think they did a very good job. Another coat of varnish still to go. Because of the wood floors the electrician will come after the second varnish coat. The plumber won't be coming back until the appliances have been delivered. The trim carpenter, Ken hamilton is back and working on the kitchen bar. We are using some old reclaimed wood that our builder Joe Hodge bought.

On Saturday there was an auction at New Orleans Auctions on Julia Street, right y where we go to church at Old St Patrick's on Camp Street. Ellen successfully bid on two old hanging lamps that we will use for the entryway/foyer and somewhere else or sell. We delivered the lamps to the site this morning.

South Coast solar guys came in force to install the panels. Two panels still need to be installed after not passing the seventh out of seven quality control checks.