The renovation of the cabin continues and we’ve reached a fork in the road. Do we move in once the cabin is “livable” or do we wait until every last detail is complete? This is a harder question to answer than might seem as first read. The last detail that I am writing about is the re-cladding of the outside with the addition of much desired insulation.

The cabin is currently woefully under-insulated and much of the exterior wood is in bad shape. We are considering “furring” out the walls with some 2x4s, adding insulation and then re-cladding the outside with new wood. If we do undertake this project, it would behoove us to replace the windows as part of the project so that they could be more flush with the new exterior rather that with the old, so that there won’t be an odd lip at every one.

But if we do the windows at the same time as the cladding, we can’t really move in until then. The alternative of doing the windows now and the cladding later would allow us to move in, but then we have the lip problem.

In the meantime we are ready to start painting, putting in fixtures and sanding down the floors. Work work work. But it’s going to be very cute when it is done.

Update on the lawsuit.

One of the other clients of the thieving builder has asked to join us and make a mini class-action suit out of it and we are happy to do so. While it might mean that we won’t be able to collect as much (if anything) at least we can split costs and demonstrate a pattern to the arbitrator. And when I go to CID to file my complaint – something they won’t consider until after the civil case is resolved – it will have that much more weight.

I wonder if the fact that the other client is from out of state could allow us to call in the FBI? I will take any help I can get.

 

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