Carpentry is Hard

We are slowly making progress on the interior. Some days it feels like we haven't accomplished anything at all. I like to think it is because we are seeing the house everyday and don't notice the changes, but sometimes we really don't accomplish anything. This is due to the fact that carpentry is hard. It is easy to look at someone else building something and delude yourself into thinking you could do it. Nevertheless I am fighting through my incompetence and learning some new skills along the way. As you can see from the above photo, we are insulation pros now and have done over half of the first floor.

I am still fighting with the bathtub as little things keep popping up that have to be done immediately. Our chimney was installed yesterday, but before it could go in I had to install the fire proof frame and cut a 35 x 35cm square through the wall of the house. This involved sitting on a bendy, unstable board thrown across the open area above the living room. While using a circular saw, improperly I suppose, since I don't think you are meant to hold it upside down and manually pull back the safety. At one point I hit nail and the saw jumped so far I nearly dropped to avoid severing and artery. 

Despite my growing hatred of the bathroom, I am almost done framing it. The floor will be the hardest part, but once that is done I can waterproof the room. Then I won't have to look at for at least a month. Always look for that silver lining.