Another Wednesday meeting with the builder and architect and some special guests.
We had the security company come by to confirm the placement of the security panel, which will go next to the front door, all the smoke detectors, and the alert speaker (which will make a annoying loud sound if any of the smoke detectors, or house alarm goes off). The speaker will be in the hall under our mail table.
We then had the awning company representative come by since we are switching brands of awning. The company we were using no longer sells Sunsetter brand so we will switch to their own in-house brand, which is supposed to be both better and cheaper. The awning will go over the portion of the deck outside the dining room.
Then the media consultant came by and we decided on the positions for the outside cameras. One will go on the garage to see anyone coming up the driveway walking towards the front (or side) door. One will go on the side of the porch to watch the back door. And one will go on the second floor wall and give us a view of the back yard and river. It should trigger if there is any wildlife movement in our backyard. We will also have doorbell cameras (not Ring) by both the front and side doors. The camera system is all local — not cloud based.
Inside the electrician continues work. He is trying to finish by mid-March when we will do an EMF test with our EMF consultant, before starting on insulation and plastering. Here is the current collection of Ethernet (white) and safety cables (red) coming into the electrical room.
The electrician has also started wiring the outside fixtures. Here you can see the spot for our wall sconce and a place for a plug and Ethernet port on the deck.
Last week the HVAC team finally put in the pipes that go from the air handlers in the basement and second floor out to the condensers, which will be behind the garage. Here are those pipes where they go through the foundation (this still needs sealing).
Inside the construction crew spend some time working out how we will install the in-wall ironing board. Here is where it goes in the laundry room.
And here is an interesting picture from the laundry room.
If you can not tell, this is the frame for the pocket door between the laundry room and the front hall. The team are installing all the pocket door frames now since some of them will have outlets in them.
Some other tidbits.
We decide to add an automatic water shutoff in the laundry room is the washer hose breaks. This just detects water on the floor.
We will also add a whole house automatic shutoff if there is a leak. This system is supposed to be smart. It learns your water use patterns and shuts off the water if there is an unusual pattern. I do not know how well it works but some insurance companies require it.
We are going to try a curved back to the cove lights in the living room to reduce shadows. They will change the current mock-up and we will inspect it on the weekend.
Placement of the smoke detector in the second floor hallway will be too close to the bathroom door. Because of this we will have to impose three rules: always close the bathroom door when taking a shower, always run the bathroom fan when talking a shower, and no 30 minute long showers. This keeps the steam from escaping and setting off the smoke detector.
We still have not decided on the handles for the bathroom vanity, but I brought home another, longer handle, for Daphne to inspect. No rush because we are months away from building the kitchen.
No change in the estimated end date, but 7 days have passed so…
Estimated days until completion: 139 days (late June)
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