70 degrees yesterday and I got the Spring cleaning bug. The truck was filled to overflowing with debris and old unworkable things from the garage in the cottage when I took it to the dump. I am getting the place organized for the next phase: plumbing and the phase after that: insulation. The plumber told me it would be a two day job, though that is what the electrician told me and it took him two weeks! (a testament to him though, I didn't pay any more than his estimate for the work done).
I am surprised at the insulation guys, one of whom emailed me and then called to set up an appointment and never called me back. Another of whom just didn't return my repeated phone calls, even though I told him it was a referral job. My regular foamer is coming by tomorrow to give me an estimate, though I hope he remembers as I think he is a bit of a stoner.
Anyway, I finally got rid of the big pile of scrap lumber that I thought we would use in the framing job. A lot of the wood was so dried out that the 2 x 4' boards broke in half when I chucked them out over the balcony! I ended up cutting most of it up for firewood, but did store a few pieces in the garage wood racks. So, the downstairs is now free of the large 2' tall pile of lumber and I cannot believe how big the open space looks right now! I have it in my craw to get the place totally clean by tomorrow. The electricians did a job when they drilled through the framing to set in the outlets and switches and things, there are wood curls and sawdust everwhere!!!
The great weather here has me in a panic because mentally, I'm starting to think June is next month and that I better get cracking on this place. I am not going to take any more reservations until the project is more complete and I have an idea of how long it will take us to put up the walls. I always have the fall back position of getting a crew in here to finish up the interior while I work outside on the scraping, sanding and painting of the exterior.
A nurse friend told me to email Waldo County General Hospital HR department and let them know that I have a cottage for rent over the winter months for visiting nurses and doctors. The cottage for rent at the bottom of the hill had a Nurse in there most of the winter and their bills are paid by their employer. That would be a coup for me for renting through the winter.