Window and Door installation is Complete! Looks fantastic! Laid out Kitchen Island and Lower Level Bar for Plumbing and Electrical. Interior walls complete.

Paperwork for Draw money to the Lawyer. Ordered all Cabinetry from Totem -- Thanks to Nancy Williams for all her help! www.totem.ab.ca (403-256-4990)

Found all the Draperies at Linens'N'Things -- put them on the site! Gorgeous stuff! Dwight, Steve and Pat Tamped the ground with gravel in the Lower Level.

Met with Lawyer -- M. Terry Leonard. Fantastic Lawyer -- easy to deal with, Great Rates. tleonard@telusplanet.net or call 403-270-3556, Fax: 403-283-5069

Dwight, Ray and Steve work on the Plumbing and Heating, in preparation for the Roofer. Trees are in!

Roofer begins, today -- Black Slate Renaissance Roof. Rob's Roofing & Renovations 403-938-3501 or 403-861-1644. Plumbing & Heating work continues...

May 3rd

Cement Stairs for the Exterior Front Entry finally arrive and they're wrong -- only one riser -- Blueprints clearly show two risers. Dwight called company to resolve problem. They're going to replace the stairs -- should be here by Thursday... Bizarre weather pattern -- too cold to work on the Locks.

May 6th

May 7th

Two feet of snow! Weather is craaazy! Dwight, Steve and Ray continue with the Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning (we'll need it eventually!).

Dwight begins the Rough In for the Plumbing. Roofers can't work because of Snow!

Plumbing Inspection -- everything passed! Garage Cement Floor poured -- thanks, Midoram! It looks fantastic!

Roof Completed! Congrats to Rob and his family on the birth of their third baby,and he still got the roof done! Thanks, Rob! Great Job! Midoram put in the Gravel, compacted it, covered in heavy Plastic, then the Rebar -- ready for Heat Tube!

Dave the Framer completes the Interior Framing and Exterior Columns -- great work by Dave and his Crew!

Midoram Concrete poured the Basement Floor. Barry Vos (our neighbour and Stucco Guy -- he owns Visions Stucco -- 995-9513) began to Wrap the House -- Garage completely Wrapped. Electrical finished in Garage -- ready for Insulation & Drywall.

Garage Doors Installed -- thanks Trevor from Overhead Door Calgary ( www.OverheadDoor.com ) -- the doors look fantastic! Got the go-ahead for a Round-about Driveway -- WooHoo!

Dwight & Steve build the Battons around the Garage Doors -- looks great! Barry continues to Wrap the House.

Garage Drywall began -- Bryce Owens (he owns Elite Drywall -- Dwight worked with him on another job last year, and I hear he does beautiful work!).

Elite Drywall, 403-861-7817, Fax: 403-276-1797.

Dwight measured for Ductwork. Lumber arrived for Basement Development. Drywall finished, Mudded and Sanded, ready for Paint.

Stairs in, today! They're gorgeous! Alberta Stairs out of Okotoks. Ductwork ordered.

Vacu-flow rough-in done.

Fascia work began, today. Peter Dodge of Dodge Contracting -- 403-870-1088, Fax: 403-684-3552.

More Gas-line work (Dwight, of course...)

Bought a Riding Lawn Mower! Dwight's thrilled! Dwight & Ray worked on the Mechanical. Fascia and Eavestroughing Done! Looks fantastic! Thanks, Peter!

Basement Walls framed -- all around the Interior, ready for Insulation. More Mechanical -- there's a tremendous amount of work to do in a house this size.

All the Lower Level Rooms are Framed in -- looks amazing! Cara's Den is huuuge! More Mechanical...