Solar panels, water and flooring, Oh My!

At the end of last week the solar panels were installed on the roof. They look small compared to the rest of the building, but I am sure they are powerful! It may take a week or so to get them hooked up and functional. We are wanting to use them as teaching tools for the kids on how solar power works!

The big water line that has kept us waiting for so long is almost ready to connect! They have been digging rather large holes and ditches along the road to lay a 6 inch water line. They started at the staff house and worked their way back to the parking area in front of our house. They are almost connected! When they do finally tap into the water line, we will let you know if the pressure blows the roof off or not..ha ha!

They also put most of the hard wood flooring in over the weekend and it looks beautiful! The combination of hardwood and ceramic tile looks great. We are in the process of picking out the furniture and fabrics right now!

Floors are going in!

These last few weeks have been very busy at the staff house and here at camp. The ceramic tiles went in and the "rubbery" tiles for the wellness center were laid. They look great! It is starting to really come together!

The installable permanent furnishings have been delivered and are being hung in the rooms also. There is a big back hoe out in front of the staff house too digging a large ditch for the new WATER LINE! Yeah, that stag was cleared up finally!

I have been told that the cabinets in the kitchen are being hung right now and that the permanent power line should be going in this week. I am narrowing down furniture options also so we can start to order bunk beds, couches, etc. soon.

Doors are being hung...

We have the United Way Day of Caring today. We have ~35-40 volunteers out here right now and they are clearing & building 3 new elements on the low ropes course, starting to widen and clear the logging road for the new entrance road and they repainted the rec hall bathrooms. Things are looking better and better every day thanks to our volunteer groups!

As for the staff house, it looks like everything is on schedule now. The water permit is straight with the City of Asheville now. The doors came in and are being hung...they look awesome! I love the light pine look. Most of the fixtures are in and the ceiling in the downstairs is going up. They said that they are starting the floors next week. It is all coming together!

Interior work

There has been some progress in the interior in the past few weeks. They have finished most of the dry wall and have started painting the main and mezzanine floors.

There has not been much done in the past week so we are constantly looking for new things. Now the "visible progress" is reduced. When they are framing and siding you can tell at the end of the day that something major has occurred. With all of the details going in, it is harder to see that. We know they are still chipping away at it and will hopefully be able to order furniture...soon!

Interior Progress!

We are starting to see progress on the inside now too! They have got the insulation in and have started on the drywall/sheet rock. They have finished most of the exterior painting and it is starting to look like the drawings. We are having an Open House of sorts this Sunday starting at 5pm and we are trying to get it "gussied up" for that.

Exterior progress

We we have some obvious exterior progress happening to the staff house. They have finished a beautiful railing on the wrap around porch. They have put doors in and they are trying out colors on the side. They only did one side so it still looks alittle weird, but even slow progress is still progress!

Camp is going great! The kids are having a fun time and all are safe and happy!

First week of camp!

Sorry for the delay folks, but after 3 years the cabins are again filled with laughter and excitement! With all the preparation for our first campers I let the staff house settle on the back burner. During that time progress seemed to go very slowly so you haven't missed much. The siding finally started this last week and is already 99% complete! The windows are in too! Now that there is some visible progress I can resume the photo talking. Enjoy! Hopefully there will be even more visible progress next week! Until then, look at all the campers we had last week!