Electricians, cont.......

This week, it was all about the electricians again. They continued to pull wire and add boxes for switches and outlets. They hit a bit of a snag, though, with the SIP panels. It seems it's kind of a pain to run wire through styrofoam. Who knew. It slowed them down for a bit, but they're back at it now and 99% of the interior wiring is done, the service panel is in and the outside wiring is coming along nicely. Now we're just waiting for the electrical inspector. He was supposed to be here thursday, then friday....maybe monday? The electrical inspection has to pass before the plumbing, framing, and HRV can be even considered for inspection. Looks like the sheetrocking will have to wait a while......

In other progress, the framers started on the siding. (sort of). They seem to have their own adjenda as to their work hours/ethic. It's a schedule that is completely confounding.......Show up at 9:30 work for an hour, take an hour lunch, sit on the tailgate of the truck for an hour...leave (and not come back). Makes me crazy. They did get some done, though, in the 3-4 hours that they actually WORKED on it. Imagine what they'd do if they worked a whole day!

The other cool thing this week was the installation of the sola tubes. See those "warts" on the roof? They let in an awesome amount of natural light. It's gonna be SO cool!

Next week, it's a crapshoot. Not sure WHAT's happening. Hopefully the electrical inspector will make an appearance, and the other inspections will get finished. The heating guys are supposed to install the bathroom fans. The excavator guy is supposed to dig the utility trenches. The framers will possibly install the front door that arrived on friday, and the windows for the final sliding door. If ALL of that happens, we might see sheetrockers by the end of the week....maybe....... We'll be off to IKEA tomorrow to buy the laundry room cabinets, with a side trip to the cannery to get the rug we really like for the great room. FIELD TRIP!!