Friday night, we started off hanging out with the neighbors and then made it downtown. We painted the town and funny enough, when it was time to close-out the night and head home... we couldn't get the golfcart to start. Left with no options, we left the idle golfcart parked downtown and grabbed the island taxi home.
Saturday morning, after speaking to Chris, we learned that you may need to "choke" the golfcart to get some gas flowing before a cold start. Slightly embarrassed by our stupidity, we headed downtown for breakfast, found the golfcart and started it up (after "choking") with no problem. funny.
Bon later went to the beach and I worked on hard plumbing the A/C condensate line (more details below)
Early Saturday evening, we joined the neighbors for some fresh fried fish bites courtesy of Ron and Sandy. Then the whole crew took a golfcart caravan down to the Casino to see the Armstrong Bearcat band.
My stunning wife enjoying a Casino Royale Bloody Mary
Casino with the neighbors from the hood
Last stop at "Bag the Moon" for strawberry shots
Cottage construction update(s)...
One of the key reasons why the weekend was a success is because we were lucky enough to get a working shower installed earlier in the week thanks to Tim Arnold. He plumbed up the fixtures and shower head as shown below.
Working shower installed, yes!
Every step of the way is a nice step towards completion. However, having a working shower is huge. Big thanks to Tim for getting this done so quickly.
I did spend a few hours on Saturday fixing a problem caused by the a/c condensation line draining directly onto the crawlspace floor. Over the past few days and weeks of running the a/c, at least 1/4 inch of standing water has accumulated on a good portion or the crawlspace and it was not drying up quick enough before more dripped/flowed from the condensation line = small persistent mess. To fix this, I ran about 40 feet of 3/4 inch pvc to extend the condensate line to tie-into the sump pump drain.
Next, I worked on the daunting drywall work as much as possible. I covered the attic access above the utility room and framed out the attic access above the main bathroom.
The attic access from the great room has been drywalled shut
I have not got a ton of work done lately, but we have been enjoying our weekends on Kelleys. I guess that was really the plan all along, so this is a good thing.
Next immediate step is to get the insulation situation under control. This includes wrapping the HVAC trunk lines (supply and return) and the ceiling insulation for the entire cottage. This stinks because I thought I had more time to get this done, but with the summer heat now upon us, the a/c is not running efficiently at all with the vaulted ceiling in the great room wide open. Of course the insulation needed for the ceiling (R-30) is way more expensive that I had planned for and installing it will be a serious hassle during the summer months.
Probably taking a break from the island this upcoming weekend...
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