HSH Renovation Update

The day started out with rain then the sun came out. The clouds started rolling in for another bout of wet weather. It is in the mid 60s today. It is 51 degrees as I write this entry. The temperature is supposed to drop into the low 40s tonight and into the mid 20s tomorrow night and Saturday. I am so thankful for central heat. The re-bath guy came by to re-grout some of the tiles in the bathroom. The shower door that needs to be swapped out should be by next week. The wiring for the electric in back part of the house is done along with the installation of central air/heat, new stairs, a new attic. The restoration process is progressing well at the Capt Hardy Smith house.

Just when we thought we had the 'critter' situation under control, we now have another problem, RATS!  John went up into our 'new attic' in the back part of the house earlier this evening. As he was going about his business of laying plywood above the kitchen for additional storage, he saw a full grown RAT scurry across the floor. Once the euphoria of cooking our first REAL meal in the kitchen last night wore off, we are now faced with RATS!  I don't think the RATS are just in the back part of the house, but climbing inside the walls and above the ceiling in John's office which is located in the front part of the house. Well, I guess it is time to go buy some over-sized mouse or rat traps! As a backup, maybe a couple of feral cats will help control the mouse and rat population.  Rats and bats really creep me out, worse than mice! Squirrels I can deal with. What a way to ring in the new year at the Hardy Smith house!

Happy New Year everyone!