DAY 12 - Injury on site....

I thought we would have 2-3 days without an incident on site but no such luck.  The lead framer got hurt this afternoon so I drove him to the doctors only to find out they were closed.  I hope he made it to an urgent clinic this evening.  He got a splinter that was about 1.5 inches long and 1/8 of an inch thick in his ARM - so far under his skin that you couldnt see the end - only the LUMP under his skin that you knew it was in there!

Thank goodness Ruben has worker's comp.  Important to check that your GC or framer or whomever has coverage so you are NOT liable!

Anyway, we made some progress inside and outside today.  More siding went up as did the overhang, cornice and fascia.  Check it out on the small dormer,

 It looks so different compared to the old stucco/batten dormer on the right which will be changed out when the windows arrive. 

Inside Machine spent the day adding blocking to the walls.  This is CRUCIAL if you want to wall mount TVs, glass walls, or heavier items to any walls.  They add horizontal pieces of wood at whatever heights you want so you have something to mount those items to.  We blocked everywhere I could think of.

I also did a walk thru with my plumber - Kevin Sutton of KLS Plumbing,  to determine the exact locations of the plumbing - the rough in positions to see if we need any additional framing and the final positions of the showerheads, toilets, and what not.  KLS is amazing - extremely knowledgeable and VERY hands on.  The best is they KNOW these old homes and how to get new plumbing lines through the old framing! 

The framing is critical to the plumbers - in these old homes they used 2x8 joists and rafters which by code you can not drill through for plumbing lines.  The framer has to come in and add joists to those old ones (called sistering) so the plumbing can be run. Other instances are when you have a big shower valve, which is the inner workings of the shower control inside the wall.  I bought Toto fixtures and need more than a walls thickness for clearance so we had to thicken up the wall cavity for the valve by adding a flat 2x4.  We figured all of that out today.  We also checked the placement of the plumbing vents that have to be run AND how he is going to drop the waste line through my first floor - YES we have to cut plaster and distrub my newly cleaned living space - URGH - more dust and dirt! But I will have Ruben build a plastic wall around that area and encapsulate the dust.  Just have to be prepared and it is ALL doable.

So all in all it was a productive day.  Plumbing starts Friday and the exterior work continues....