On Sunday I went into work to finish off the last of the electrical rough in and to go over everything and hope I had it all correct. I also decided when that was finished I could start installing a few sheets of drywall where there were no electrical wires in the ceiling. Here's a picture showing the first three sheets up on the ceiling.
On Monday I had the privilege of installing my front door. The house now looks like a house, with a proper front door as opposed to the sheet of plywood that was there before. The brother in law helped with this and 1 hour after starting we had this.
I then continued working on some pieces of drywall in closets and against walls where again no wiring existed. I also had the Electrician there to look over everything prior to inspection on Tuesday and nothing out of the ordinary was spotted.
On Tuesday I had my electrical inspection and passed with a few minor issues which I needed to correct. First was that the ceiling fan boxes of which I had three needed to be upgraded to a heavier duty box. I had a brace nailed to the trusses and had secured the box to the brace but according to the inspector a year ago they changed the rules and you now also need a heavier duty box. Second was that in seven boxes I had more than the allowed wires so I needed to upgrade the box to a larger box. He stated that once that was done to let him know and that I could continue going forward. So back to drywalling I went and that night I picked up the new boxes I needed for replacement.
Wednesday was drywall all day and on Thursday afternoon the drywall was done. As well the HVAC guys were there on Thursday to finish installing the furnace so that I could use it once the Spray foam guys had insulated the ceiling and the basement. So here is a picture of the finished drywall.
On Friday I finished correcting all the electrical deficiencies and advised the inspector the work was done. As well I worked on some of the closets and bulkheads in the basement. I cannot do them all since I need to wait for the insulation people to finish.
On Saturday I worked on the bulkheads again as well as getting the garage svc ready for the new wire. I pulled out the old wire. Installed the extra ground rod, and then pulled out and replaced the PVC conduit that went into the house and the garage and replaced the 1.25" material with 1.5" material since this should allow me easier pulling of the thicker wire. If all goes well I might pull the wire tomorrow, Sunday, and this would allow me the ability to wire it up and then call for re-inspection on Tuesday.
So all in all a good week, Electrical passed, Ceiling drywalled, Furnace installed and working. However will not turn it on until the insulation is installed. So by end of Monday I should have heat in the house and then we can look at finishing the plumbing and then onto all the interior drywall.
Until next week think Sun and more Sun.
Harold
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