Waking up to the sound of gentle rain outside, trickling down the gutters and into the pipes that fill the tank, I'm sitting at the 'puter and blogging. The satellite images show that we can expect rain all day. This is hurricane season, and we are on the fringes of Jova. Most of Maui will be getting wet today, not just us lucky folks in Haiku. Good thing yesterday was sunny and I was able to get some tomatoes and brocolli transplanted. Today those little plants will love the rain, and I won't have to think about watering them.
No wind, no sun.... means we're not going to be making much power today. The batteries will sustain us for the day, but by tonight we may have to run a generator.
Meanwhile, back at the cottage that's being built, there are plenty of rainy day projects. This week we are concentrating on flooring. We have decided to put bamboo flooring in the main living/kitchen area, with a tiled entryway between the kitchen door and sliding French doors. Due to the fact that the rain will occasionally blow in, we've agreed that tiling the entry will help to prevent water getting on the bamboo flooring in the future. The bathroom will be 12' tiles, and the bedrooms will most likely be carpeted.
We are almost all prepared to lay the subflooring. Most items have been bought, save for a few tools that are needed. This will require another trip to "town".... Kahului, to those fabulous big box stores we love... Home Depot and Lowes. It's nice to have the large selection all under one roof, but we find that even still, there will be shortages of items that are very much in demand. Once that subflooring is down, I have the fun project of tiling the entryway with tumbled Chinese slate tiles in 2 sizes. We found just the right amount of leftover tiles that will do the job nicely. The bamboo flooring is another story... there are so many choices, that we haven't yet decided on a supplier and color.
Okay, so the blogging is off to a great start. More on the Maui cottage later. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about building a home on Maui. I'm no expert, but I can at least steer you in the right direction.
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