DAY 28 - Mechanicals are complete...

We have concrete on our porch.  We can stand on a porch! They laid the block, back filled with dirt, stone and brick, then poured the concrete pad on top...the gap is for the brick row lock that will edge the area..


Still trying to pick out the stone and/or brick facade. We are having serious difficulty locating my brick.  I am relaly nervous about it and may switch to a stack stone. 

So I am roughed in for electrical, HVAC and Plumbing.  now we sit and wait for the City Inspectors.  If we get a sign off then it will be on to subfloor install, final framing issues and insulation.


With regards to the rough in of your mechanicals, make sure you do a complete walk thru with them prior to them starting the work.  Afterwards, even though you would like to assume they got it, you need ot check their work at the end of each day.  There is always a light switch, outlet or light that needs to be moved.  There are things that you realize once in the space with the wires and items there - a change.  If you can catch it NOW, there should be little to no upcharge unless you are adding something new all together.  If it is a simple adjustment then you should have no push back.  If you don't do this check each day though and insulation / sheet rock go up..it will become costly to have it they way you really want and/or need it to be! 

I have already had the electrician change many things and added a few additional outlets and lights.  The HVAC guys have run their duct work and set the unit.  The plumbers installed my new water heater!

Now it is on to finalizing the locations of everything.  Then I will have all floor and ceiling joists vacuumed out - making the space free of dust and debris...really key before insulation goes in!! Also helps if you ever have to cut the ceiling down below to install lights or what have you, you will not have a face full of debris falling down!

More pics to come...