This Past Weekend!

A couple of weekends ago, we had extra help in the building. This past weekend we had more again! It's wonderful when friends and family pull along side to get this project "ready for occupancy"! On Friday the 12th my brother and his wife - Ron and Bev - came up for the extended weekend to paint and stain and clean and whatever needed doing, including visits at Tim's during coffee breaks! Friday we cleaned up the building (again) and prepared the fir shaker doors for staining. Bev and I carried on with painting the suite entrance doors and priming the door frames while the guys finished putting the last of the trim on the two metal mechanical room doors. Then on Saturday friends Tony and Deb Woods came by and primed and painted the first coat of color on the dividing wall in the south suite. We are so thankful for their help AND encouragement! Peter and Ron prepared a "drying rack" for all the fir casings, baseboard etc that arrived the day before. Then they went at it staining and staining and staining while Bev and I put more color on the doors and frames. And yes! Bev and I finished up the last of the dijon color in our stairwell - or was that Monday? The weekend is a bit of a blur - I just know we got lots done! Thanks Ron and Bev and Tony and Debbie!

Trim is well on it's way to having stain on it - our first coat of color in our suite and stairwell is done - the south suite is fully "colored" - the suite entrance doors all have their first coat of color and the frames for these entranceways are also showing off their first coat of color - the shaker fir doors for the main floor are all stained (thanks Ron for crawling behind them)! Ah! Things are looking good!

Before we get too excited though - we have to keep in mind there are lots more steps to complete before occupancy for our tenants. The north suite is basically taking care of their own tenant improvements - once their painting is done we will go in and add the window trims (and clean the windows!).

Last night Peter built the frame to insert into the southern suite's window between offices. Looks good! Almost ready to paint! And yes - the walls downstairs in the south suite and common area as well as our suite have the "chicken pox". Or rather specks that look like a kid with chicken pox! Peter went around last night filling holes and gouges left behind by workers. Touch up on those "spots" and the walls will be ready for their final coat of color!

We also have power meters! Ya yippee! This past week our electrician went in and activated the lights (we have lights!) and a couple of plugs. He also finished wiring up the furnaces. NO MORE EXTENSION CORDS FROM THE ELECTRICAL ROOM! Feels like Christmas all over again! Funny how these little things bring such excitement. Lorne must be beginning to think I am looney! When you've worked around extension cords running every which way - it is so nice to pack them up!

Here's some pictures from the weekend.



Tony and Debbie painting walls!



Bev painting our stairwell!



Ron prepping doors for stain!



Still more to go!

Thanks so much to all who have come and helped us these last number of weekends - our kids, family and friends! It means a lot and God is using you to encourage us with this year long (by the time all is actually finished) project!