As part of getting the house ready for an October Open House / House Warming we continued hanging wall art today. Getting the artwork up on the walls has had the double effect of making the house look a lot more like a home (or art museum, depending who you ask) and de-cluttering the library where most of the artwork has been stored. This in turn has had the secondary effect of getting stuff off the floor and on to the previously blocked empty bottom bookcase shelves.
A couple of weeks ago we discovered water pooled around the base of the library bookcases closest to the rear doorwalls following a heavy (3”) rain, but were unable at that time to determine where the water came from. It continued to be a mystery until early this past week when we had another heavy downpour, only this time we were on the scene and discovered the entry point. Water was overflowing a gutter at an end that was tucked under a soffit against the rear wall of the library above the last doorwall panel. The water was flowing down the outside of the glass and found its way in at the bottom under the sill plate. Once inside it was running across the tile to the low spot. It was sheer coincidence that when this happened the first time there wasn’t anything sitting on the floor in the path of the water; if there had been, it would have been obvious where the water was coming from.
On Tuesday morning we met with Dave from Morton Buildings to discuss our bus barn/garage project. We walked the proposed site and then sat down to discuss our “requirements.” Dave took good notes and said her would try to have the written proposal package to us by the end of the week. Morton is a vertically integrated company that builds high quality timber-framed post-beam structures (pole barns) with metal siding and roofing. They usually handle the whole job from permits to final inspection, but will work with a home or business owner to get them what they want. Their buildings are expensive, but come with excellent warranties, so it is something we are going to have to think about seriously.
Tuesday afternoon I had a phone conversation with Paul from CEPI regarding the About This Report (ATR) online help system for which I am developing some of the content. Late afternoon we drove to a funeral home on the far east side of the Detroit area for a visitation. The owner of the bakery where Linda was the controller for the last 10 years lost his mother over the weekend at the age of 92. He lost his father over the summer while we were out west, so it was particularly important that we make it to the visitation.