Come on up and enjoy the view

After perusing our previous post (try saying that five times fast!), some of our readers may have been wondering why the kablan blocked up the hole.

So, here's the answer: You see, while removing the three blocks formerly known as our roof (i.e., while making the hole b'laaz), the hole guys cut an electric line. (Apparently this is a fairly common occurrence.) Today, the kablan made some channels in order to fix this. (Please feel free to explain this better in the comments. Unfortunately, those members of the Our Shiputzim staff who are more familiar with the technical aspects of the construction are loathe to post. So, you're all stuck with me. :-) )

Anyway, here are two pictures of the channels:

And:

Afterwards, the kablan returned us back to our regularly scheduled hole:

We conclude this evening's posting with three more views of the roof. (You never can have too many roof views!)

And:

And, finally:

P.S. I was asked to report that the roof will extend 60 cm beyond the house.

Don't look now but there's some wood on our house

B"H the roof is coming along. Here are two more pictures for your viewing pleasure:

And:

Here's what the roof looked like via the hole (and the screen) earlier today:

Since then, the kablan covered up the hole:

In other news, the kablan scraped most of the cement off the bathtub and put the drains two inspection points down on the bathroom floor:

Finally, here's a picture of the inside of the cabinet that goes under the sink. (They put the handles inside to protect them.)

A trip to the "City in Growing Process" (sic)

This morning, YZG and I went to the "City in Growing Process" [sic].

(Question for our readers: Does anyone know if it's still called that? It's been a very long time since we drove that way.)

We went to the tile/bathroom fixture place to get the bathroom sink. We ended up getting the model that the kablan had suggested, but we wanted to be able to pick out the color ourselves. It comes with a cabinet below and a mirror (but not a medicine cabinet) above. Here's a black and white picture. (The color is "kafeh". B"N, we'll try and take a colored picture later.)

Meanwhile, the kablan made some more progress on the door frames:


He also brought the shower bathtub faucet with him:



But the big news is that the roof guys started working this morning. Here are two pictures from a short while ago:



And:


More exciting stuff to come....

He's all thumbs

The kablan left for now but is IY"H coming back later.

Here are the wooden strips he painted for the door frames:

While he was here, he replaced the outlet near our succah. (He did this job "on the house".)

And here's what it looks like opened:

(That's YZG's thumb - in case you may be interested. But then again, most people would probably say that YZG's thumb is a lot more interesting than pictures of wood and plaster...)

The kablan also patched up the bathroom. Here's the toilet:

And here's the sink:

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Washing machine woes

Shavua tov.

Although the roofing guy was supposed to come this morning, his parents' dude broke, and he had to go fix it. Presumably, he'll come tomorrow instead. Also, the A/C guy told us on Friday that he's coming next Sunday - rather than today. However, we did have one visitor this morning: the appliance repairman. Our washing machine overflowed this morning (the water level gauge was clogged), and the repairman (who, like the kablan and the plumber, lives here in the neighborhood) came and fixed it.

Meanwhile, the kablan is here. He brought the toilet seat with him:

And also the faucet for the bathroom sink:

He put the first coat of paint on the three door frames.

The bathroom:

ASG's room:

AMG's room:

Right now, he's outside painting the strips of wood for the frame.

As always, watch this space for future updates.

Our own private beach

After the plumber left today, the kablan cleaned out the bathroom:

And:

Then, this evening, he came back and poured sand into the bathroom:

Meanwhile, there's still some wood in the front yard, but everything else is either on the roof, the mirpesset or in the playroom.

For example, here are the bathroom tiles and the toilet sitting in the playroom:

Good night to all.

P.S. Although we really do appreciate the offers of building sandcastles in our bathroom, we're pretty much set right now. But thanks anyway. :-)

These are the people in your neighborhood...

As previously noted, the kablan lives two doors away from us. In addition, the plumber lives across the street. He's fixed our dude once or twice over the years and will be the one to raise it on to the roof. Meanwhile, he was also here today, working in the bathroom and getting everything set up.

Here's where the toilet will be:

And here's the berez perach:

And here's the bathtub all emptied out:

And we have liftoff...

The kablan and the roof guy came this morning and brought all the roofing materials, as well as the bathroom tiles. A big truck with a crane came as well:

They then proceeded to lift everything up:

And meanwhile remove the three blocks formerly known as our roof (the roofing guy is the one on the left; the kablan is on the right):

The roofing guy is supposed to come back on Sunday I"YH - the same day that the A/C guys are scheduled to come.

The kablan also covered the hole with a screen. Here's a view from on top:

And here's the view of the sky through the screen from below:

More to come....