Southaven final 2020

114 Southaven exterior progress for 2020

Bye bye KI

Closing weekend for Kelleys Island 2020. Not much progress on Southaven, other than fixing the major squeak in the stair landing. I added tons of missing framing and used an entire tube of Liquid nails. Solid and quiet now!  

Also, super boring, this is a sump pump discharge line repair for "Our House" on Lower Cliff. This is a photo under the deck. I had to crawl under here in the mud with all the tools and such, big fun... 

I finished winterizing (both houses) on Sunday afternoon, got on the ferry and headed east.

Season coming to an end...

Kinda wrapping up for the season. Not too many exciting updates or progress. I did take the time to trim out the wood beam. This was kinda tricky since I used two kinds of trim and had to do some drywall mudding as well, plus paint etc.

Had to remediate some framing and drywall to get Anna's closet door installed. Needless to say, I was stalling this work because it is a pain. But, now ALL doors are hung in the entire house, including knobs and lock sets. 

Anna is going to Ohio University next year!

It's official, Anna is the newest member of the family to continue the Ohio University tradition. I am so proud of her!

New Bobcat in the family!

Happy girl!

Kitchen countertops!

After waiting almost three months, finally got the kitchen counter tops installed. They look great and really make the kitchen take shape. I can't wait to get this finished next year.

I hooked up the kitchen faucet and plumbing. Nice milestone to actually have a working kitchen sink.

Last big item of the weekend, was getting the washer and dryer back in place and working. FYI - We had a problem with the new dryer we purchased back in July. It took nearly 5 months to get this sorted out.

Back on the island

It's been a while, but made it up to the island this weekend to check on the houses and split some logs for "Our House" rental. My buddy Justin came up for the weekend to hangout.

Big dog

Taking a break

The family will all be taking a long break from the island as Bonnie will be recovering from her multiple surgeries.

I love you Bon!

Jen and Zach's wedding weekend

Me and Anna went up to the island for Zen and Zach's wedding.

Gutters are done and the exterior of the house looks great. Now I need to build the new stairs and wrap the porch. 

Labor Day Weekend

Labor day weekend, me and the girls came up to the island. Not too much going on with the house. I put the back panel on the kitchen island, looks good. Still waiting for counter tops.

Spent some time seriously cleaning and organizing the garage. I wanted to remove as much construction crap out of the way.

Nate and crew came up for the weekend with JR and Lisa. Here is a photo of them in the party garage.

New front porch columns!

 

I was unable to make it up to the island this weekend. However, Chris and Tim absolutely rocked-out the new front porch columns! Looks so good and really matches the style of the house.

 

Friggin' awesome!

Me and my baby girls

 This weekend, I brought Soph and Anna up to the island since Neil and Bon stayed home.

Working on selecting the granite for the kitchen countertops. Top choice below...

Check out the single new white post! Shout-out to Chris and Tim for getting this started.

Just 5 more new posts to go!

Welcome to the Captain's Quarters

Derek, my Electrician, came up on Saturday and installed many, many fixtures including these...

Finally installed the sump pump line (with Ice Guard attachment) into the gutter drains from last weekend. This is great because now no more flex drain on top of the soil - everything is buried!

 

Cadillac, Gutter Drains and Cabinets!

This is the KI Caddy, found this gem parked at the Casino!

Big job underway. Gutter drains being installed.

The yard was torn up something serious, but the result is awesome. Now I need to get gutters.

I finished installing the base cabinets. Still need to put the back panel on the island.

Interior Doors and Lot Graded

Installed the over-the-range microwave.

Big thanks to "Big Dave" from the Captain's Corner. He did a great job grading the lot.

Meanwhile, over at "Our House", we had HughesNet internet service installed. 

By the end of the weekend, I had installed the kitchen island cabinets.

Interior doors coming along...

Family fun weekend

My cousin John came up to the island with his son Ethan and friends. We had a great time hanging out and the kids had super fun boating, fishing and beaching.

I did find time to put the upstairs toilet in the bathroom, nice!

Kitchen Cabinets and Washer/Dryer!

Summer time on the island is my favorite.

Got the kitchen cabinets on the island. I started hanging the wall cabinets, nice!

Finally got the washer and dryer hooked up!