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After an epic number of false starts and delays with the plumber actually showing up, we have a shower in the master bath and the mirror heater and the towel warmer finally work.

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She finally got to move back into her office.  I love all the windows in this room.  Yes, a little jealous.

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It is nice to finally be back in our own bedroom instead of cramped into the guest room at the front of the house.

And the walk-in closet space is really welcome after living from clothes piles for the last four months.  And, yes, those are windows on the left of the first closet.

Installed this guy to control the heating and cooling unit that is mounted in the attic.  We like the fact that the Ecobee has remote sensors because the unit that is providing the heating/cooling is servicing the 2nd floor in addition to the 3rd floor.  I think it is clever how Ecobee pokes at other 'smart' thermostats with their line about 'The thermostat for houses that have more than one room'.

It is also cute how the display goes to sleep when there is no motion around and immediately wakes up and displays all sorts of useful information when motion is detected.

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It has been frustrating at how long it has taken to do anything with this room.  We are coming up on nearly a month from the time that they started laying the flooring (before Christmas!) and it still isn't done.

One thing that finally gone done while we were on vacation for a few days is the stairs to the solarium.

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And another 'finally' – both doors are mounted and the built in bench has been roughed in.

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And then there were (again, 'finally') some shelves in the pantry.  Now we can actually find all those spices, sauces and ingredients from the old house.  It's not exactly 'the full Elfa' but it is close.

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Step 1: fix the drainage situation.  The guys who put the gutters on were fine with just having the downspouts just empty out into the foundation.  Solution, trench  them to drain into the alley behind the house.

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They took a lot of care to dig the trench for the foundation of the wall and to keep the foundation stones perfectly level.