Or so says the structural engineer. Today the structural engineer came by to inspect the house now that the electrical, HVAC installer and plumber are done drilling holes in the beams and studs. There was one issue with one stud in the master bedroom wall, where the electrician took out a little too much wood when installing an outlet for the reading lamp that will go over my bed. But that is easily fixed with a single 2×4. Now we will get an official certificate that will be filed with the town certifying the structural integrity of the house.
Speaking of the electrician, work continues on wiring the panels. Here is the current state of the main panels in the basement utility room.
You can see that one subpanel has been wired. I have a closer picture of that panel if you are interested in seeing the details.
The electrician also added power shutoffs for the HVAC system in the utility room. The “master air handler” shutoff does not shut everything off, its short for “master bedroom”, which is on its own zone.
Meanwhile, they have been working on the porch. In this picture you can see that they had been adding black trim to the inside and outside. They will finish the trim once they get back to finishing the siding (still waiting for parts).
In the front, now that the front door has been placed, we were measuring for the front stoop. The stoop will be a single piece of blue mist granite. There will be a 7″ step up from the ground to the front stoop and a 7″ step up from there into the house. The stoop will extend 1″ past the posts, which have yet to be installed (what you see now are temporary supports), and will go down 1″ below ground level.
The crew has also been working on the front door overhang, and here you can see the ceiling and the wiring for the front stoop light. The light is recessed compared to the sides to avoid light pollution. We are trying to follow dark sky protocol in our construction.
By the way, the front door frame arrived a little warped so they will have to get a replacement.
We have ordered the garage doors. We will be getting old fashion openers without WiFi since there will be no WiFi in the house. I guess the modern way to open your garage door is using your phone, but not for us. We will go old school with that button you attach to your visor.
Speaking of WiFi. Our consultant failed to find a soundbar compatible with our old TV that does not use WiFi. So instead, we will continue to use our old Sonos soundbar which allows WiFi to be disabled (except for a quick burst when it is first turned on).
Finally, we got another foot or so of snow last Monday. Right now the cherry picker is snowed in, but we will soon get a mini-plow to clear the yard. Here is what the river view looks like with the additional snow.
No adjustment to the schedule, yet.
Estimated days until completion: 117 days (late June)
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