christmas

So, a number of things were finished at Christmas time and we were able to eat Christmas dinner in the house.

Besides that, the washer and dryer were brought on line, as well as the tankless water heater and the gas stove. That was partly due to the fact that CoEnergy installed a 120 gal. propane tank outside the shop area. By the way, you can only see the dryer in the bath mirror!

On top of that, the used bamboo flooring that we got at the Rebuilding Center in Portland (as well as the blonde bamboo flooring we were given), was installed.

You can also see the wood trim finishing the pop-out in the upper bedroom, as well as one of the louvered doors installed as a grille work in the wall to allow heat off the double wall stove pipe to warm the room. That idea works really well, especially after installing the metal "draft stop" above the wood stove to keep the bedroom from getting too hot.

Finally, you can see the 8foot high used

french doors that we also found at the Rebuilding Center. Close off the entry way during the coldest weather, keeping the house even warmer.