In some respects, nothing happened. Once the window installers got the windows "in", they haven't come back to finish up. There are quite a few fasteners that need to be added to the windows to meet the code, and they haven't finished installing the sliding glass doors yet. (They haven't installed the stops that make one door catch the other to open all the way, and they haven't finished all the fasteners there either.) So far, my least favorite contractor. The bonus: their installation manager is a jerk, too. YAY. So it's been a week since they were there to do anything. The extra bonus: Their guys didn't clean up after themselves, and left blobs of caulk and pieces of window shims all over the house, everywhere they worked. My personal favorite? The pile of cigarette butts in the dirt behind the house. I think they spent more time smoking than working.
Ok, rant over. Friday morning, the roofers started installing shingles, and the plumbers finished up. I went out of town because Sarah was swimming in a State Championship and didn't get back until Monday afternoon. Here is a picture of Sarah's new bathtub filled with water and ready for the inspection.
By Monday afternoon, the HVAC company had finished installing all the vent work and the dehumidifier for the A/C system.
This is one of my favorite things. We never tend to run the A/C enough to get all the humidity out of the air, so now we will have a whole house dehumidifier!
On Tuesday, we passed the "Roof in Progress" inspection, and the roofer showed up to finish the shingles and flash all of the penetrations from the plumbers and the HVAC. Each of the bathroom exhaust vents will exhaust to the outside and so will the vent hood that we install in the kitchen.
We also finished the attic stairway today, cutting off the extra ladder portion to make it the right size for our ceiling height. We are now thinking that this is why the one in the last house never felt quite right when we were climbing it? Looks great now!
The framers came and fixed the island that was in the wrong place, and finished up a few other things as well as the sheathing over the sliding glass doors.
We are very happy with the progress and will be thrilled if the electricians show up tomorrow like they are scheduled to and get started. Fingers crossed!!!
I feel your pain when it comes to renovating, remodeling, and building. Sometimes it seems like it is all about the hurry up and wait, but sometimes you show up after a few days of being away and feel like you hardly recognize the place. The good news is that now that the vent work is installed, things will probably move more quickly!
ReplyDeletePleasance Faast @ Shelton Roof
Building a house really can be a stressful process. There are so many lousy contractors out there who'll leave you high and dry. They either do a poor quality job, leave the job half done or don't even show up. You have to be careful who you hire to do the work on our house because if its done poorly you'll find yourself stuck with it.
ReplyDeleteYour dream home looks great. I didn't even know a whole house dehumidifier was possible. My wife and I are planning our dream home, our tastes and needs have changed as we have gotten older. Now that we are empty nesters, we want easy upkeep. Your dream home looks a lot like ours.
ReplyDeleteFranklin Stewart @ Muller Exteriors