Drain Tile, Slab Insulation, Painting, Shower Schluter System, Tiles,

The drain tile is being laid. It will carry the rainwater coming off the roof (via the downspouts) to the rain gardens. This is part of the required storm water management. The Styrofoam provides insulation between the parts of the slab that have radiant floor heat and the soil.

Once all the drain tile is in place, we can fill in the "moat" that has surrounded the house...

No more ramps to get into the garage and breezeway!

Storm water management dictates which areas of roof are serviced by each rain garden. Steve has to calculate all of the elevations of drain tile to make sure everything goes the right way. This is the view from the double doors (for the riding mower) on the back of the garage. Drop clothes are down in the patio area, for painting the ceiling.

This is the shower in the 4-way bath. The Schluter system is being installed.

These are the tiles and grout to go in that shower and bathroom. That's the "brown" room... The tile on the left is accent tile. The tile on the right is wall and floor outside the shower. The tiles for the shower floor are in the box with the black top. It's actual stones that have been cut level. I think it will look pretty cool and bring some of nature inside.

I took a few pictures as I drove away, to head back to Virginia. It was starting to get toward dusk when I left, so the pictures are a little dim. The camper garage on the left is situated so I can easily back the camper into the garage. The daffodils are blooming in what used to be Mom's corner garden, much of which has been run over by heavy trucks turning into the driveway. Steve had to bring in large rocks for the driveway so it wouldn't become a churned up mess with all the vehicles coming and going.

There's Steve, tidying up the site before quitting work for the day. The stump on the left of this picture is coming out.

This was my last look at the house during this trip. It looks like a finished house in the front now. Except there's still plastic on the posts and the front doors and porch ceiling need paint still. And the gutters still need to be installed. But still, if I didn't know better, I'd think it was done...