Where the Construction Stands

Currently the construction on the new house has been on stand-by for the past several months. The first reason for this inactivity is I was told that I could not do anything until after the wedding. That has now come and gone, but instead of construction of the newer house, I have actually been involved with fixing/preparing the trailer house that has been out on the property for a few years.

While constructing, it has been our plan to live in this building so that we did not have to pay rent up town. So far so good. I have done alot of minor repairs to the inside of the trailer itself which in itself was actually kept in good condition other than being derelict for who knows how many years. The only major problem is that it is still sitting in its original location where i had originally parked it after buying it a few years ago. The plan was to have it up where we are building, sitting in the area where we will eventually build a garage. The man who is clearing the area and dozing it though has not been the quickest and though I really would like to be up where we need to be, I understand he is trading work for firewood, and so we are low priority compared to cash paying clients. I am a big believer in trading for what you need. I know in time though he will get it done, but until then the trailer sits with no utility hookups of any kind.

Now you might ask, why should this matter? Well, it really doesn't except that we are now moved in because my wife decided we were done living up town (which i am thankful for) and agreed to live primitively for a few months if need be. It's been primitive, but not to bad. Almost like an extended camping trip. We have been using propane like crazy though, for cooking and lights, a cooler of ice for a fridge and an old out house for other means, but all in all its been cozy and quiet and actually alot of fun. Without the television, we play alot of games and read and talk which is more intimate and better than just being a zombie in front of the old boob tube!

Now the question is, with the time spent on this pre-prep to construction project, will their be anytime to pick up on the real house construction before the snow flies?