Well I finally got around to backfilling the hole in the basement. I only had to fill it up just to cover the pipes with stones, then I will add the clay and mud that I tossed under my porch (he he). I will try and pour concrete this weekend, but I am not looking forward to buying 4 bags of 80lbs of dry mix concrete. Here are a few shots of me covering up the nice wye we put underground for the toilet and sink. Things like this take long, so next week you should see more work there.

Last night I spent a few hours wiring up the bathroom area. I had to use 12/2 NM wire because code says to in a bath. I added a GFI outlet, a fart fan (which I have to vent outside soon), a wall sconce, and a ceiling box for a pendant light. Two switches will allow me to operate the lights on one, and another switch will operate the exhaust fan. Once this is complete, I can move to the plumbing.

In order for us to be able to adhere to our kitchen design, we needed to bump up the two windows about 20 inches. This indeed reduces the light in that room a bit, but the view is not that great anyway, so this will act as a better use of space, be more energy efficient and get some nice air in that room. This was the hardest project I have ever done to date. I had to remove two windows and install new smaller ones. I had to build up a frame to support them. I made a slight mistake in that I should have purchased the new construction windows but instead bought the replacement style. I thought I was going to simply re use the lumber and move it up. Not likely as the wood was badly rotted. So we built a new frame on that wall and insulated it. Pictures are below.