These days of waiting have been filled seeking out other materials. I made a "red list" for the highest priority items, like items for the subfloor and wall framing studs, and a "yellow list" for anything not needed immediately for the exterior to be finished (Tyvek, for example, can safely go for months without being covered by proper siding, so siding is yellow). I've made progress ordering things, and items have started to arrive...and pile up:
What else are you supposed to do when you get ten boxes in the mail?
It was fun to stack those boxes of sheep's wool insulation, but when we added a few thousand pounds of lumber and 120ft^3 of Roxul to the mix (both fun things to fit in Alexi, our Honda Fit):
Tying the hatch with string is totally safe, right?
Diagonal, scraping the dashboard on one end, past the seal of the hatch on the other...but they fit!
The Tetris skill involved in arranging these trips with five 1'x2'x4' blocks of Roxul at a time are not fully captured in this image. Shifting was an entertaining maneuver in which you couldn't actually hold the stick from above.
Then we had to answer the question "Does your address have a loading dock or forklift?" This was in reference to my apartment, mind you. Still, luckily we were able to get them to deliver using a truck with lift gate, and then it was just up to us to disassemble and carry in this pallet one piece at a time.
Add to all that a few tarps, jack stands, and aluminum flashing ordered for direct delivery, and you have a dining area (and entrance to the hallway, and former storage location for one of our bikes, and...) that's been completely replaced by this:
At some point I think my ~400ft^2 studio apartment will not be able to hold any more! We're eagerly awaiting the trailer so things can start going out, not just come in!
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