2021 KI Opening Weekend

Opened both cottages this weekend, starting on Saturday 3/20. The ferry opened on Monday 3/15, but had to shut down due to weather 3/18 and 3/19.

Weather was awesome!

I stopped at Menards on the way and picked up lumber at 6:15 am in Sandusky. I made it to the ferry by 7:05 am and there was a huge line at the ticket booth. Made the 8:00 am boat and rolled on to the island.

When you are working alone, I had to figure out the best way to unload a full bunk of tongue-n-groove pine. I just backed up the truck to the back door slider. Nice!

Got the water working without issue at both properties. Overall, very productive weekend. Here is the first fire at Southaven for the season. Super happy!

Cleveland Browns update!

 The Browns just beat the Steelers in the first round of the playoffs 48-37!

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.